alarmingadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmɪŋ/
frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading But the appeal was not successful.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He told her the understanding he had come to with Mr. Little, and begged her to be as reasonable and as patient as her lover was.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He told her the understanding he had come to with Mr. Little, and begged her to be as reasonable and as patient as her lover was.
beggedverbUS /beɡd/
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading He told her the understanding he had come to with Mr. Little, and begged her to be as reasonable and as patient as her lover was.
burstverbUS /bɜːrst/
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the appeal was not successful.
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From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He told her the understanding he had come to with Mr. Little, and begged her to be as reasonable and as patient as her lover was.
dejectionnoun
a state of melancholy depression
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Mr. Carden found her in this state, and set himself to soothe her.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told her the understanding he had come to with Mr. Little, and begged her to be as reasonable and as patient as her lover was.
hangingnounUS /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told her the understanding he had come to with Mr. Little, and begged her to be as reasonable and as patient as her lover was.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Carden found her in this state, and set himself to soothe her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
manlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Carden found her in this state, and set himself to soothe her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the appeal was not successful.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/
a person who requires medical care
From this reading He told her the understanding he had come to with Mr. Little, and begged her to be as reasonable and as patient as her lover was.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
reasonableadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənəbəl/
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading He told her the understanding he had come to with Mr. Little, and begged her to be as reasonable and as patient as her lover was.
riseverbUS /raɪz/
move upward
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mr. Carden found her in this state, and set himself to soothe her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
sootheverbUS /suːð/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading Mr. Carden found her in this state, and set himself to soothe her.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Mr. Carden found her in this state, and set himself to soothe her.
successfuladjectiveUS /səkˈsesfəl/
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading But the appeal was not successful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told her the understanding he had come to with Mr. Little, and begged her to be as reasonable and as patient as her lover was.
understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading He told her the understanding he had come to with Mr. Little, and begged her to be as reasonable and as patient as her lover was.
violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He told her the understanding he had come to with Mr. Little, and begged her to be as reasonable and as patient as her lover was.
weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Grace Carden ran to the window, and saw Henry Little go away slowly, and hanging his head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This visible dejection in her manly lover made her heart rise to her throat, and she burst out sobbing and weeping with alarming violence.
