andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
Arabella
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From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
considerationnounUS /kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
earnestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrnɪst/
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
MISTLETOEnounUS /ˈmɪsəltoʊ/
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
From this reading MISTLETOE.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
ranknounUS /ræŋk/
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had often been much in earnest but never so much in earnest as now.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
Trefoilnoun
any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was there if she could only get it;--money, rank, fashion, and an appetite for pleasure.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Arabella Trefoil started from London for Mistletoe, with no companion but her own maid, she had given more serious consideration to her visit than she had probably ever paid to any matter up to that time.
worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Those other men had perhaps been worthy,--worthy as far as her ideas went of worth,--but none of them so worthy as this man.
