adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
Anvoy
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From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
askingnounUS /ˈæskɪŋ/
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I was reduced to asking instead.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
Didn't
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From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
diffidentadjective
showing modest reserve
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
give expression to
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
hoistedverbUS /ˈhɔɪstəd/
past form of “hoist” — raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading I was reduced to asking instead.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
landaunounUS /ˈlændaʊ/
Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
overflowedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈfloʊd/
past form of “overflow” — flow or run over (a limit or brim)
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading I was reduced to asking instead.
Saltram's
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From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
satisfactionnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
shawled
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From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
somehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I tried to think of some other great man, but I had to give it up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was reduced to asking instead.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Didn’t Miss Anvoy express her satisfaction in any less diffident way than by her charming present?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading These words somehow brushed up a picture of Saltram’s big shawled back as he hoisted himself into the green landau.
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh yes, she overflowed to me on the steps while he was getting into the carriage.”
