adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By comparison of the two I seemed somehow to gain a new knowledge of Miss Trelawny.
actionnounUS /ˈækʃən/
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
CertainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly, the two women made a good contrast.
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading By comparison of the two I seemed somehow to gain a new knowledge of Miss Trelawny.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading Certainly, the two women made a good contrast.
court-house
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From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
extendsverbUS /ɪkˈstendz/
third-person singular of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading By comparison of the two I seemed somehow to gain a new knowledge of Miss Trelawny.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Certainly, the two women made a good contrast.
habitnounUS /ˈhæbət/
an established custom
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
instinctivelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvliː/
as a matter of instinct
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
interestedadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪd/
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
judgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading By comparison of the two I seemed somehow to gain a new knowledge of Miss Trelawny.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Certainly, the two women made a good contrast.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
modenounUS /moʊd/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading By comparison of the two I seemed somehow to gain a new knowledge of Miss Trelawny.
newcomernounUS /ˈnuːkʌmər/
any new participant in some activity
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading By comparison of the two I seemed somehow to gain a new knowledge of Miss Trelawny.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
somehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading By comparison of the two I seemed somehow to gain a new knowledge of Miss Trelawny.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
Trelawny
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
unconsciousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
WatchersnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃərz/
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading At this moment of my life anything that interested Miss Trelawny interested me; and as she had been struck by the newcomer I instinctively weighed her up also.
weighingnounUS /ˈweɪɪŋ/
careful consideration
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
witnessesnounUS /ˈwɪtnəsəz/
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading I suppose I have been so much in the habit of weighing up in my own mind the personality of witnesses and of forming judgment by their unconscious action and mode of bearing themselves, that the habit extends to my life outside as well as within the court-house.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Watchers I was struck by the way the two young women looked at each other.
