adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
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 Those words ‘all right,’ seemed to be enough to assure her that the cloud was gone.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am your wife if you will marry me.
Amabel
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From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
assureverbUS /əˈʃʊr/
make certain of
From this reading Those words ‘all right,’ seemed to be enough to assure her that the cloud was gone.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
bashfuladjectiveUS /ˈbæʃfəl/
self-consciously timid
From this reading Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those words ‘all right,’ seemed to be enough to assure her that the cloud was gone.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Those words ‘all right,’ seemed to be enough to assure her that the cloud was gone.
completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Those words ‘all right,’ seemed to be enough to assure her that the cloud was gone.
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Those words ‘all right,’ seemed to be enough to assure her that the cloud was gone.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am your wife if you will marry me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am your wife if you will marry me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/
most important element
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
marryverbUS /ˈmeri/
take in marriage
From this reading I am your wife if you will marry me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
peacenounUS /piːs/
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence.
promptverbUS /prɑːmpt/
give an incentive for action
From this reading Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Those words ‘all right,’ seemed to be enough to assure her that the cloud was gone.
riseverbUS /raɪz/
move upward
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
ruffleverbUS /ˈrʌfəl/
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Those words ‘all right,’ seemed to be enough to assure her that the cloud was gone.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
TEMPESTnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those words ‘all right,’ seemed to be enough to assure her that the cloud was gone.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --TEMPEST Amabel awoke to such a sense of relief and repose that she scarcely liked to ask herself the cause, lest it might ruffle her complete peace.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those words ‘all right,’ seemed to be enough to assure her that the cloud was gone.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I am your wife if you will marry me.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am your wife if you will marry me.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Her mother came in, told her one or two of the main facts, and took her down under her wing, only stopping by the way for a greeting to Charles, who could not rise till after breakfast.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Those words ‘all right,’ seemed to be enough to assure her that the cloud was gone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am your wife if you will marry me.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am your wife if you will marry me.
