adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The passion of her life centred in devotion to her half- brother.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
centred
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From this reading The passion of her life centred in devotion to her half- brother.
claimnounUS /kleɪm/
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
coldnessnounUS /ˈkoʊldnəs/
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
derivedadjectiveUS /dərˈaɪvd/
formed or developed from something else; not original
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
devotionnounUS /dɪˈvoʊʃən/
feelings of ardent love
From this reading The passion of her life centred in devotion to her half- brother.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
Gambier
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From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
Georgiana
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From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The passion of her life centred in devotion to her half- brother.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
honoursnoun
a university degree with honors
From this reading But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The passion of her life centred in devotion to her half- brother.
instinctnounUS /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
intercessionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈseʃən/
a prayer to God on behalf of another person
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The passion of her life centred in devotion to her half- brother.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
malignitynoun
wishing evil to others
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading The passion of her life centred in devotion to her half- brother.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
religiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
reputationnounUS /ˌrepjəˈteɪʃən/
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
saintlyadjectiveUS /ˈseɪntli/
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
From this reading But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
saintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
sourcenounUS /sɔːrs/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
studiedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌdid/
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her reputation for coldness was derived from the fact of her having stood a siege from Captain Gambier.
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 But she loved a creature of earth too well to put up a hand for saintly honours.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those who had studied her said, perhaps with a touch of malignity, that her religious instinct had its source in a desire to gain some place of intercession for him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Georgiana Ford would have had little claim among the fair saints to be accepted by them as one of their order.
