adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nor will anything prove a right spirit so much as to confess your fault.
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 Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Nor will anything prove a right spirit so much as to confess your fault.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing will show your sense so much, as to own that you have been in the wrong.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nothing will show your sense so much, as to own that you have been in the wrong.
burstverbUS /bɜːrst/
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
confessverbUS /kənˈfes/
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading Nor will anything prove a right spirit so much as to confess your fault.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
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From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
employverbUS /emˈplɔɪ/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
faultnounUS /fɔːlt/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Nor will anything prove a right spirit so much as to confess your fault.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
JENNYnounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading MISS JENNY.
layingnounUS /ˈleɪɪŋ/
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Nothing will show your sense so much, as to own that you have been in the wrong.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor will anything prove a right spirit so much as to confess your fault.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing will show your sense so much, as to own that you have been in the wrong.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Nothing will show your sense so much, as to own that you have been in the wrong.
plotsnounUS /plɑːts/
plural of “plot” — a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
presumeverbUS /prɪˈzuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
proveverbUS /pruːv/
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Nor will anything prove a right spirit so much as to confess your fault.
revengenounUS /riˈvendʒ/
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Nor will anything prove a right spirit so much as to confess your fault.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Nothing will show your sense so much, as to own that you have been in the wrong.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Nothing will show your sense so much, as to own that you have been in the wrong.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing will show your sense so much, as to own that you have been in the wrong.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Nor will anything prove a right spirit so much as to confess your fault.
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From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
tormentingverbUS /ˈtɔːrmentɪŋ/
-ing form of “torment” — torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
vexverbUS /veks/
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Here Miss Sukey burst into tears, that anybody should presume to tell her the way to be happy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Nothing will show your sense so much, as to own that you have been in the wrong.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Nothing will show your sense so much, as to own that you have been in the wrong.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nothing will show your sense so much, as to own that you have been in the wrong.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Upon my word, my dear, I don’t mean to vex you; but only, instead of tormenting yourself all night in laying plots to revenge yourself, I would have you employ this one night in thinking of what I have said.
