adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
alarmedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmd/
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
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 ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how different a figure does she make, when she has got the better of it?
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading And how different a figure does she make, when she has got the better of it?
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
Brumpton
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From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
callsnounUS /kɔːlz/
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
Can't
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From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
CharlottenounUS /ˈʃɑːrlət/
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
confusedadjectiveUS /kənˈfjuːzd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
intentionally conceived
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
convulsiveadjectiveUS /kənˈvʌlsɪv/
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
coquetrynoun
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
designingnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ/
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading And how different a figure does she make, when she has got the better of it?
displayingverbUS /dɪˈspleɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
falseadjectiveUS /fɔːls/
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
fightingnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading And how different a figure does she make, when she has got the better of it?
foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And how different a figure does she make, when she has got the better of it?
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
HanounUS /hɑː/
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
Harriet
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From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And how different a figure does she make, when she has got the better of it?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
how
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From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And how different a figure does she make, when she has got the better of it?
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading And how different a figure does she make, when she has got the better of it?
maliciousadjectiveUS /məˈlɪʃəs/
having the nature of or resulting from malice
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And how different a figure does she make, when she has got the better of it?
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
properlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːpərli/
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
ridiculousadjectiveUS /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
RunverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
startsnounUS /stɑːrts/
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
stirverbUS /stɜːr/
move an implement through
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And how different a figure does she make, when she has got the better of it?
they're
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From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
tisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
trustnounUS /trʌst/
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
wenchnounUS /wentʃ/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
what's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And how different a figure does she make, when she has got the better of it?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ‘In how ridiculous a light does Lady Harriet appear, while she is displaying all that foolish coquetry!
WhitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘My Lady Brumpton, when alarmed with the least noise, breaks out into all the convulsive starts natural to conscious guilt.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ‘This is a picture of the confused, the miserable mind of a close, malicious, cruel, designing woman, as Lady Brumpton was, and as Lady Harriet very properly calls her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘“Ha! what noise is that--that noise of fighting?--Run, I say.--Whither are you going?--What, are you mad?--Will you leave me alone?--Can’t you stir?--What, you can’t take your message with you!--Whatever ‘tis, I suppose you are not in the plot, not you--nor that now they’re breaking open my house for Charlotte--Not you.--Go see what’s the matter, I say; I have nobody I can trust.--One minute I think this wench honest, and the next false.--Whither shall I turn me?”
