adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading GEMMA and the Gadfly walked silently along the Lung'Arno.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GEMMA and the Gadfly walked silently along the Lung'Arno.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you tired?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
behaviournounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the Uffizi palace he suddenly stopped and turned to her.
committeenounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
embarrassedadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəst/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
GadflynounUS /ˈɡædflaɪ/
a persistently annoying person
From this reading GEMMA and the Gadfly walked silently along the Lung'Arno.
GEMMAnounUS /ˈdʒemə/
small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual
From this reading GEMMA and the Gadfly walked silently along the Lung'Arno.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
heartilyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrtəli/
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
Lung'Arno
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From this reading GEMMA and the Gadfly walked silently along the Lung'Arno.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading By the Uffizi palace he suddenly stopped and turned to her.
perplexedadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
Riccardo's
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From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
silentlyadverbUS /ˈsaɪləntli/
without speaking
From this reading GEMMA and the Gadfly walked silently along the Lung'Arno.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading By the Uffizi palace he suddenly stopped and turned to her.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading By the Uffizi palace he suddenly stopped and turned to her.
talkativenessnoun
the quality of being wordy and talkative
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GEMMA and the Gadfly walked silently along the Lung'Arno.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Are you tired?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading By the Uffizi palace he suddenly stopped and turned to her.
Uffizi
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From this reading By the Uffizi palace he suddenly stopped and turned to her.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading She always felt embarrassed in his company, and to-day more so than usual, for his strange behaviour at the committee meeting had greatly perplexed her.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading GEMMA and the Gadfly walked silently along the Lung'Arno.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you tired?”
