adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
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 Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Lady Davenant’s appearance and manner at this moment were not, indeed, calculated to dispel this dread.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Helen was quite astonished at the awe her ladyship inspired in strangers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Helen was quite astonished at the awe her ladyship inspired in strangers.
awenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading Helen was quite astonished at the awe her ladyship inspired in strangers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was rather worse when the ladies were by themselves.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading Lady Davenant’s appearance and manner at this moment were not, indeed, calculated to dispel this dread.
Davenant
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From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
Davenant's
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From this reading Lady Davenant’s appearance and manner at this moment were not, indeed, calculated to dispel this dread.
dispelverbUS /dɪˈspel/
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
From this reading Lady Davenant’s appearance and manner at this moment were not, indeed, calculated to dispel this dread.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading She was unusually distant and haughty, from a mistaken sort of moral pride.
dreadnounUS /dred/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Lady Davenant’s appearance and manner at this moment were not, indeed, calculated to dispel this dread.
falseadjectiveUS /fɔːls/
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
formedadjectiveUS /fɔːrmd/
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmədəbəl/
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was unusually distant and haughty, from a mistaken sort of moral pride.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading She was unusually distant and haughty, from a mistaken sort of moral pride.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen was quite astonished at the awe her ladyship inspired in strangers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Helen was quite astonished at the awe her ladyship inspired in strangers.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Lady Davenant’s appearance and manner at this moment were not, indeed, calculated to dispel this dread.
inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading Helen was quite astonished at the awe her ladyship inspired in strangers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was rather worse when the ladies were by themselves.
ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading It was rather worse when the ladies were by themselves.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading Helen was quite astonished at the awe her ladyship inspired in strangers.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Lady Davenant’s appearance and manner at this moment were not, indeed, calculated to dispel this dread.
mistakenadjectiveUS /mɪˈsteɪkən/
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading She was unusually distant and haughty, from a mistaken sort of moral pride.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Lady Davenant’s appearance and manner at this moment were not, indeed, calculated to dispel this dread.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading She was unusually distant and haughty, from a mistaken sort of moral pride.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Davenant’s appearance and manner at this moment were not, indeed, calculated to dispel this dread.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
personallyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrsənəli/
as yourself
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading She was unusually distant and haughty, from a mistaken sort of moral pride.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Helen was quite astonished at the awe her ladyship inspired in strangers.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading It was rather worse when the ladies were by themselves.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was unusually distant and haughty, from a mistaken sort of moral pride.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading She was unusually distant and haughty, from a mistaken sort of moral pride.
strangersnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
sufficientlyadverbUS /səˈfɪʃəntli/
to a sufficient degree
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was rather worse when the ladies were by themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was rather worse when the ladies were by themselves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lady Davenant’s appearance and manner at this moment were not, indeed, calculated to dispel this dread.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of the party were personally strangers to Lady Davenant; all had heard of her sufficiently; most had formed a formidable and false opinion of her.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading She was unusually distant and haughty, from a mistaken sort of moral pride.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was rather worse when the ladies were by themselves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was rather worse when the ladies were by themselves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was rather worse when the ladies were by themselves.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading It was rather worse when the ladies were by themselves.
