adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
actverbUS /ækt/
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
advancesnounUS /ədˈvænsəz/
plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
afflictedadjectiveUS /əˈflɪktɪd/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
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 His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
amountingverbUS /əˈmaʊntɪŋ/
-ing form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
attachmentnounUS /əˈtætʃmənt/
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
aversionnounUS /əˈvɜːrʒən/
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
claimnounUS /kleɪm/
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
conductverbUS /ˈkɑːndəkt/
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
Cristel's
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From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
encouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
inspired with confidence
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
engagementnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
entreatiesnounUS /enˈtriːtiz/
plural of “entreaty” — earnest or urgent request
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/
accept an excuse for
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
failedverbUS /feɪld/
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WARNED FOR THE LAST TIME!
friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
Gloody's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋkɑːmprəˈhensɪbəl/
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
invitationnounUS /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
LASTadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading WARNED FOR THE LAST TIME!
loyaltynounUS /ˈlɔɪəlti/
the quality of being loyal
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
manlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
meannessnounUS /ˈmiːnnəs/
the quality of being deliberately mean
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
misfortunesnounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WARNED FOR THE LAST TIME!
TIMEnounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading WARNED FOR THE LAST TIME!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
undeservedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈzɜːrvd/
not deserved or earned
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
unhappilyadverbUS /ənˈhæpəli/
in an unpleasant way
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
WARNEDverbUS /wɔːrnd/
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading WARNED FOR THE LAST TIME!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Still, while Cristel's entreaties and Cristel's influence had failed to shake me, Gloody's strange language and Gloody's incomprehensible conduct had troubled my mind.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading My loyalty towards the afflicted man, whose friendly advances I had seen good reason to return, was in no sense shaken.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His undeserved misfortunes, his manly appeal to me at the spring, his hopeless attachment to the beautiful girl whose aversion towards him I had unhappily encouraged, all pleaded with me in his favour.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had accepted his invitation; and I had no other engagement to claim me: it would have been an act of meanness amounting to a confession of fear, if I had sent an excuse.
