adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
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 The elder had evidently moved in refined and cultivated society all her life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The appearance, manner, and bearing of the two strangers impressed me strongly.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The appearance, manner, and bearing of the two strangers impressed me strongly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading The appearance, manner, and bearing of the two strangers impressed me strongly.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
calmverbUS /kɑːm/
make calm or still
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
courteousadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrtiəs/
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
cultivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading The elder had evidently moved in refined and cultivated society all her life.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
dignifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
eldernounUS /ˈeldər/
a person who is older than you are
From this reading The elder had evidently moved in refined and cultivated society all her life.
evidentlyadverbUS /ˈevədəntli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The elder had evidently moved in refined and cultivated society all her life.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The elder had evidently moved in refined and cultivated society all her life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The elder had evidently moved in refined and cultivated society all her life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
impressedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprest/
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading The appearance, manner, and bearing of the two strangers impressed me strongly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The elder had evidently moved in refined and cultivated society all her life.
innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The elder had evidently moved in refined and cultivated society all her life.
lovelinessnoun
the quality of being good looking and attractive
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The appearance, manner, and bearing of the two strangers impressed me strongly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The appearance, manner, and bearing of the two strangers impressed me strongly.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The elder had evidently moved in refined and cultivated society all her life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
odorsnounUS /ˈoʊdərz/
plural of “odor” — any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The appearance, manner, and bearing of the two strangers impressed me strongly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
refinedadjectiveUS /rəˈfaɪnd/
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading The elder had evidently moved in refined and cultivated society all her life.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The elder had evidently moved in refined and cultivated society all her life.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
strangersnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The appearance, manner, and bearing of the two strangers impressed me strongly.
stronglyadverbUS /ˈstrɔːŋli/
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading The appearance, manner, and bearing of the two strangers impressed me strongly.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The appearance, manner, and bearing of the two strangers impressed me strongly.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The appearance, manner, and bearing of the two strangers impressed me strongly.
visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading I see her now as I saw her on that first night of our meeting--to my eyes a new born vision of loveliness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was about her the air of “a lady, born and bred”--dignified, calm, easy, and courteous.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The daughter was a lovely blossom on this stately stem--delicate, beautiful, sweet with the odors of innocence.
