adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Such a strange sad Sunday!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
awenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
Blanche
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From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
blightnounUS /blaɪt/
a state or condition being blighted
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
drawing-room
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From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
flowernounUS /ˈflaʊər/
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/
brought together in one place
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
harmfuladjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrmfəl/
causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
INNOCENTIUM
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From this reading LYRA INNOCENTIUM.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
LYRAnounUS /ˈlaɪrə/
a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
From this reading LYRA INNOCENTIUM.
marverbUS /mɑːr/
make imperfect
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
in motion
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
oppressionnounUS /əˈpreʃən/
the act of subjugating by cruelty
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
pressedadjectiveUS /prest/
compacted by ironing
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Such a strange sad Sunday!
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
slumbers
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From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Such a strange sad Sunday!
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a strange sad Sunday!
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Such a strange sad Sunday!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading No going to church, but all the poor children moving in awe and oppression about the house, speaking under their breath, as they gathered in the drawing-room.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower: Though only broken hearts are found To watch her cradle by, No blight is on her slumbers found, No touch of harmful eye.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Into the study they might not go, and when Blanche would have asked why, Tom pressed her hand and shuddered.
