adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ma’am, they’re eating it as fast as ever they can!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
BringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Bring them in; your lady will give you leave, Marriott, I fancy,” said Miss Portman.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Ma’am, they’re eating it as fast as ever they can!”
Delacour's
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From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
dressing-room
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From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
eatingnounUS /ˈiːtɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Ma’am, they’re eating it as fast as ever they can!”
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Bring them in; your lady will give you leave, Marriott, I fancy,” said Miss Portman.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Ma’am, they’re eating it as fast as ever they can!”
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Bring them in; your lady will give you leave, Marriott, I fancy,” said Miss Portman.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
HELENAnounUS /ˈhelənə/
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Bring them in; your lady will give you leave, Marriott, I fancy,” said Miss Portman.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
knockedverbUS /nɑːkt/
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading “Bring them in; your lady will give you leave, Marriott, I fancy,” said Miss Portman.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
Ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading Ma’am, they’re eating it as fast as ever they can!”
Marriott
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From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
Oakly-park
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
Portman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Bring them in; your lady will give you leave, Marriott, I fancy,” said Miss Portman.
SeeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Bring them in; your lady will give you leave, Marriott, I fancy,” said Miss Portman.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
they're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Marriott brought in her gold fishes; some green leaves were floating on the top of the water in the glass globe.
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 “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading HELENA Whilst they were at breakfast the next morning in Lady Delacour’s dressing-room, Marriott knocked at the door, and immediately opening it, exclaimed in a joyful tone, “Miss Portman, they’re eating it!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “See, my lady,” said she, “what Miss Portman has been so good as to bring from Oakly-park for my poor gold fishes, who, I am sure, ought to be much obliged to her, as well as myself.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Bring them in; your lady will give you leave, Marriott, I fancy,” said Miss Portman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bring them in; your lady will give you leave, Marriott, I fancy,” said Miss Portman.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bring them in; your lady will give you leave, Marriott, I fancy,” said Miss Portman.
