adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Then she took up her babbling again.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
babblingnounUS /ˈbæbəlɪŋ/
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
From this reading Then she took up her babbling again.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
can't
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From this reading And I’m one of her dearest friends--and I can’t quite understand it.”
cheerverbUS /tʃɪr/
give encouragement to
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
consoleverbUS /ˈkɑːnsoʊl/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
countenancenounUS /ˈkaʊntənəns/
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
curtadjectiveUS /kɜːrt/
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
dabbed
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From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
dearestnounUS /ˈdɪrəst/
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading And I’m one of her dearest friends--and I can’t quite understand it.”
Desternay's
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From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
don't
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
Embury
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From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And I’m one of her dearest friends--and I can’t quite understand it.”
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
handkerchiefnounUS /ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf/
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
I'd
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From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
I'm
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From this reading And I’m one of her dearest friends--and I can’t quite understand it.”
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I’m one of her dearest friends--and I can’t quite understand it.”
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And I’m one of her dearest friends--and I can’t quite understand it.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading And I’m one of her dearest friends--and I can’t quite understand it.”
quivered
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From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
Shane
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From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she took up her babbling again.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Mrs. Desternay’s pretty blue eyes filled with tears, and her pretty lips quivered, and she dabbed a sheer little handkerchief here and there on her countenance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
to-day
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From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then she took up her babbling again.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading And I’m one of her dearest friends--and I can’t quite understand it.”
unfriendlyadjectiveUS /ənˈfrendli/
not easy to understand or use
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes, indeed, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Embury is a dear friend of mine--a very, very dear friend--and I’d so gladly go to see her--and comfort her--console with her--and try to cheer her up--but--well, I asked her last night, over the telephone, to let me go to see her to-day--and--she--she--”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean she was unfriendly or--or cross, you know--but she was a little--well, curt, almost--I might say, cool.
