adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
admirationnounUS /ˌædmərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
Bellefontaine
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From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
Calhoun
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From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Miss Virginia Carvel came down the steps in her riding-habit.
cantered
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From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
Carvel
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From this reading Miss Virginia Carvel came down the steps in her riding-habit.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
darkey
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From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
detestationnoun
hate coupled with disgust
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Miss Virginia Carvel came down the steps in her riding-habit.
especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Virginia Carvel came down the steps in her riding-habit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Virginia Carvel came down the steps in her riding-habit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
leapedverbUS /lept/
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
LeavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Virginia Carvel came down the steps in her riding-habit.
mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
Ned
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From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
obsequiouslyadverb
in an obsequious manner
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
pressedadjectiveUS /prest/
compacted by ironing
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
proclaimverbUS /proʊˈkleɪm/
declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
riding-habit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Virginia Carvel came down the steps in her riding-habit.
RoadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Miss Virginia Carvel came down the steps in her riding-habit.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Virginia Carvel came down the steps in her riding-habit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Leaving the darkey to follow upon black Calhoun, she cantered off up the street, greatly to the admiration of the neighbor.
upstartnounUS /ˈʌpstɑːrt/
an arrogant or presumptuous person
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Miss Virginia Carvel came down the steps in her riding-habit.
Vixen's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
wavenounUS /weɪv/
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading They threw open their windows to wave at her, but Virginia pressed her lips and stared straight ahead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
YankeenounUS /ˈjæŋki/
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading She was going out to see the Russell girls at their father's country place on Bellefontaine Road, especially to proclaim her detestation for a certain young Yankee upstart.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And Ned, who had been waiting in the street with the horses, obsequiously held his hand while his young mistress leaped into Vixen's saddle.
