adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STORY AND ITS LISTENERS.
astonishmentnounUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
Cecile
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From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
faintingverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh! have you got my purse?
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh! have you got my purse?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is Lovedy's Russia-leather purse quite, quite safe?"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STORY AND ITS LISTENERS.
Joe
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From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
LISTENERSnounUS /ˈlɪsənərz/
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading THE STORY AND ITS LISTENERS.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
Lovedy's
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From this reading Is Lovedy's Russia-leather purse quite, quite safe?"
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh! have you got my purse?
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! have you got my purse?
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
pursenounUS /pɜːrs/
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading "Oh! have you got my purse?
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Is Lovedy's Russia-leather purse quite, quite safe?"
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
renderedverbUS /ˈrendərd/
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
Russia-leather
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is Lovedy's Russia-leather purse quite, quite safe?"
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Is Lovedy's Russia-leather purse quite, quite safe?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
Smith'snounUS /smɪθs/
possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
STORYnounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY AND ITS LISTENERS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY AND ITS LISTENERS.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
unsteadyadjectiveUS /ənˈstedi/
subject to change or variation
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was neither at the fainting mother nor at Joe that Cecile now looked.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With eyes opening wide with astonishment and hope, she ran forward, caught Miss Smith's two hands in her own, and exclaimed in a voice rendered unsteady with agitation:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh! have you got my purse?
