adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
aldermannounUS /ˈɔːldərmən/
a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
CoatesverbUS /ˈkoʊˈeɪts/
third-person singular of “coat” — put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
Coates's
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From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
crest-fallen
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From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
farthingnounUS /ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/
a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/
at a previous time
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
full-blownadjectiveUS /ˌfʊlˈbloʊn/
fully ripe; at the height of bloom
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
George'snounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
importancenounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns/
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
Peter'snounUS /ˈpiːtərz/
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
plumadverbUS /plʌm/
exactly
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
riotersnounUS /ˈraɪətərz/
plural of “rioter” — troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
riotsnounUS /ˈraɪəts/
plural of “riot” — a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
St
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From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
TisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
warehousenounUS /ˈwerhaʊs/
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
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 ‘Tis only that she was greatly put out of her way last week, and frightened, till well nigh beside herself, by them rioters that came and set fire to one of the Coates’s, Mr. Peter’s, warehouse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Sunday after the riots, I happened to see Mrs. Coates, as we were coming out of St. George’s church.
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was not in full-blown, happy importance, as formerly: she looked ill and melancholy; or, as one of her city neighbours, who was following her out of church, expressed it, quite “crest-fallen.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading But a lady, who was quite a stranger, though she did me the honour to speak to me, explained that it was “no such thing--worth a plum still, if he be worth a farthing.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I heard some whispering that “things were going wrong at home with the Coates’s--that the world was going down hill with the alderman.”
