adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cornelia sat with a clenched hand.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
apostrophized
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From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, when one really hates gold, one is at war with one's fellows.
basenessnoun
unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading Cornelia sat with a clenched hand.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
Cornelia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cornelia sat with a clenched hand.
despiseverbUS /dɪˈspaɪz/
look down on with disdain
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Now, when one really hates gold, one is at war with one's fellows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
givesnounUS /ɡɪvz/
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Cornelia sat with a clenched hand.
hatesnounUS /heɪts/
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Now, when one really hates gold, one is at war with one's fellows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
keynotenounUS /ˈkiːnoʊt/
the principal theme in a speech or literary work
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
Laura
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, when one really hates gold, one is at war with one's fellows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, when one really hates gold, one is at war with one's fellows.
one's
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From this reading Now, when one really hates gold, one is at war with one's fellows.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Now, when one really hates gold, one is at war with one's fellows.
repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/
recurring again and again
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Cornelia sat with a clenched hand.
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading The tide sets that way.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
tidenounUS /taɪd/
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The tide sets that way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/
having passed out of existence
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Now, when one really hates gold, one is at war with one's fellows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The tide sets that way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now, when one really hates gold, one is at war with one's fellows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cornelia sat with a clenched hand.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "And it is gold gives you the right in the world's eye to despise him!" she apostrophized the vanished Laura, clothing gold with all the baseness of that person.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are rich and he is poor," was the keynote of her thoughts, repeated from minute to minute.
