Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
absent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
affected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were people who called Violet Oliver affected--chiefly ladies.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
authority
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Phyllis Casson was not one of them.
called
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were people who called Violet Oliver affected--chiefly ladies.
Casson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Phyllis Casson was not one of them.
Casson's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
caught
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
Certainly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
chiefly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were people who called Violet Oliver affected--chiefly ladies.
coming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
dark
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
declaring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
face
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
father's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
fault
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
figure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
flattery
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
genuine
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
gossips
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
habit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
heard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
instances
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
judgments
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
ladies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were people who called Violet Oliver affected--chiefly ladies.
Linforth's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
LUFFE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
most
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
natural
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Phyllis Casson was not one of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
often
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
Oliver
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
Oliver's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Phyllis Casson was not one of them.
pathetic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
pensively
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
people
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were people who called Violet Oliver affected--chiefly ladies.
Phyllis
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Phyllis Casson was not one of them.
pleasure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
quick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
quiet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
REMEMBERED
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
repose
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
respected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
rested
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
sight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
smile
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
stoutly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
tall
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But Phyllis Casson was not one of them.
There
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were people who called Violet Oliver affected--chiefly ladies.
thoughts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
unconscious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
Violet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
warm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
welcomed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
well-knit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were people who called Violet Oliver affected--chiefly ladies.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were people who called Violet Oliver affected--chiefly ladies.
wistful
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LUFFE IS REMEMBERED Violet Oliver took a quick step forward when she caught sight of Linforth's tall and well-knit figure coming towards her; and the smile with which she welcomed him was a warm smile of genuine pleasure.
work
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no one more natural in the room," she was in the habit of stoutly declaring when she heard the gossips at work, and we know, on her father's authority, that Phyllis Casson's judgments were in most instances to be respected.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Certainly it was not Violet Oliver's fault that her face in repose took on a wistful and pathetic look, and that her dark quiet eyes, even when her thoughts were absent--and her thoughts were often absent--rested pensively upon you with an unconscious flattery.
