adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
amusesverbUS /əˈmjuːzɪz/
third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not the fact of having offended cousin Louisa and cousin Henry?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
considerverbUS /kənˈsɪdər/
deem to be
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
CountessnounUS /ˈkaʊntəs/
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Not the fact of having offended cousin Louisa and cousin Henry?"
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Not the fact of having offended cousin Louisa and cousin Henry?"
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Not the fact of having offended cousin Louisa and cousin Henry?"
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "Not the fact of having offended cousin Louisa and cousin Henry?"
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
inanitionnoun
weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
Louisa
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not the fact of having offended cousin Louisa and cousin Henry?"
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not the fact of having offended cousin Louisa and cousin Henry?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not the fact of having offended cousin Louisa and cousin Henry?"
offendedadjectiveUS /əˈfendəd/
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading "Not the fact of having offended cousin Louisa and cousin Henry?"
Olenska's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not the fact of having offended cousin Louisa and cousin Henry?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
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 "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "The fact that they can be offended by such a trifle as Countess Olenska's going to the house of a woman they consider common."
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "Well, who is; but who has good music, and amuses people on Sunday evenings, when the whole of New York is dying of inanition."
