adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And I am sympathetic and understanding.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So, I shouldn't expect much at the outset beyond a desire to improve and a capacity to improve.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading So, I shouldn't expect much at the outset beyond a desire to improve and a capacity to improve.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading So, I shouldn't expect much at the outset beyond a desire to improve and a capacity to improve.
Charlton
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From this reading "That doesn't speak well for your imagination," rejoined Charlton.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
derangedadjectiveUS /dɪˈreɪndʒd/
driven insane
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading So, I shouldn't expect much at the outset beyond a desire to improve and a capacity to improve.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
doesn't
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From this reading "That doesn't speak well for your imagination," rejoined Charlton.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading So, I shouldn't expect much at the outset beyond a desire to improve and a capacity to improve.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That doesn't speak well for your imagination," rejoined Charlton.
growingly
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From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
healthnounUS /helθ/
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading "That doesn't speak well for your imagination," rejoined Charlton.
improveverbUS /ˌɪmˈpruːv/
to make better
From this reading So, I shouldn't expect much at the outset beyond a desire to improve and a capacity to improve.
interiorsnounUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriərz/
plural of “interior” — the region that is inside of something
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
moodynounUS /ˈmuːdi/
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So, I shouldn't expect much at the outset beyond a desire to improve and a capacity to improve.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
outsetnounUS /ˈaʊtset/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading So, I shouldn't expect much at the outset beyond a desire to improve and a capacity to improve.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
rejoinedverbUS /riˈdʒɔɪnd/
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading "That doesn't speak well for your imagination," rejoined Charlton.
rottenlyadverb
in a terrible manner
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
shouldn't
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From this reading So, I shouldn't expect much at the outset beyond a desire to improve and a capacity to improve.
snappyadjectiveUS /ˈsnæpi/
apt to speak irritably
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, I shouldn't expect much at the outset beyond a desire to improve and a capacity to improve.
sourverbUS /ˈsaʊər/
go sour or spoil
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading "That doesn't speak well for your imagination," rejoined Charlton.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading And I am sympathetic and understanding.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That doesn't speak well for your imagination," rejoined Charlton.
that's
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From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, I shouldn't expect much at the outset beyond a desire to improve and a capacity to improve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading And I am sympathetic and understanding.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
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 "That doesn't speak well for your imagination," rejoined Charlton.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have perfect health--which means that I have a perfect disposition, for only people with deranged interiors are sour and snappy and moody.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading I appreciate that women are rottenly brought up and have everything to learn--everything that's worth while if one is to live comfortably and growingly.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That doesn't speak well for your imagination," rejoined Charlton.
