adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
detestablyadverb
in an offensive and hateful manner
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
flatteries
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From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
insincereadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪr/
lacking sincerity
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
insinceritynoun
the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I have not been insincere,” he murmured, “but I shall be on my guard in future, even against the appearance of insincerity.”
smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading His fingers closed involuntarily over the soft beautiful hand, and once more the luxury of her touch sent a thrill of delight through him.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “I will try.”
unmeaningadjective
without meaning
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
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 “Very well, then we shall get on well together.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And when I play detestably, you will say so, and not smooth it over with unmeaning flatteries?”
