adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
absoluteadjectiveUS /ˈæbsəluːt/
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
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 Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What _could_ she do?
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
decadesnounUS /deˈkeɪdz/
plural of “decade” — a period of 10 years
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
discussedverbUS /dɪˈskʌst/
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What _could_ she do?
earlieradverbUS /ˈɜːrliər/
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
Gareth-Lawless
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From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
helplessnessnounUS /ˈhelpləsnəs/
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
How
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From this reading How very sad!
incomenounUS /ˈɪnkʌm/
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
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 So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
prevailingadjectiveUS /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/
most frequent or common
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
resourcenounUS /ˈriːsɔːrs/
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading How very sad!
sentimentnounUS /ˈsentəmənt/
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What _could_ she do?
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
sympatheticallyadverbUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/
with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading Her acquaintances would sympathetically have discussed her helplessness and absolute lack of all resource.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What _could_ she do?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Two or three decades earlier the prevailing sentiment would have been that “poor little Mrs. Gareth-Lawless” and her situation were pathetic.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading So very pretty, so young, the mother of a dear little girl—left with no income!
