adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
actedverbUS /ˈæktɪd/
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading He fancied that they acted upon each other beneficially towards her.
affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/
acted upon; influenced
From this reading It is easy to be exemplary with a sick girl, but they increasingly affected Breckon as exemplary with Ellen.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is easy to be exemplary with a sick girl, but they increasingly affected Breckon as exemplary with Ellen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
beneficiallyadverbUS /ˌbenəˈfɪʃəli/
in a beneficial manner
From this reading He fancied that they acted upon each other beneficially towards her.
boastingnounUS /ˈboʊstɪŋ/
speaking of yourself in superlatives
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
Breckon
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From this reading It is easy to be exemplary with a sick girl, but they increasingly affected Breckon as exemplary with Ellen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is easy to be exemplary with a sick girl, but they increasingly affected Breckon as exemplary with Ellen.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
consistencynounUS /kənˈsɪstənsi/
the property of holding together and retaining its shape
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
criticaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
daughter'snounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He fancied that they acted upon each other beneficially towards her.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It is easy to be exemplary with a sick girl, but they increasingly affected Breckon as exemplary with Ellen.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
Ellen
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From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
else
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From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
exemplaryadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzempləri/
worthy of imitation
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
fanciedadjectiveUS /ˈfænsid/
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading He fancied that they acted upon each other beneficially towards her.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
fondnessnounUS /ˈfɑːndnəs/
a predisposition to like something
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
foreboded
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From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading It is easy to be exemplary with a sick girl, but they increasingly affected Breckon as exemplary with Ellen.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fancied that they acted upon each other beneficially towards her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He fancied that they acted upon each other beneficially towards her.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
increasinglyadverbUS /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/
advancing in amount or intensity
From this reading It is easy to be exemplary with a sick girl, but they increasingly affected Breckon as exemplary with Ellen.
indulgencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒəns/
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is easy to be exemplary with a sick girl, but they increasingly affected Breckon as exemplary with Ellen.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is easy to be exemplary with a sick girl, but they increasingly affected Breckon as exemplary with Ellen.
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
Kenton
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From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not that.
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading It is easy to be exemplary with a sick girl, but they increasingly affected Breckon as exemplary with Ellen.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
spectatornounUS /ˈspekteɪtər/
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He fancied that they acted upon each other beneficially towards her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is easy to be exemplary with a sick girl, but they increasingly affected Breckon as exemplary with Ellen.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He fancied that they acted upon each other beneficially towards her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He fancied that they acted upon each other beneficially towards her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
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 To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
whimsnounUS /wɪmz/
plural of “whim” — a sudden desire
From this reading At first he had foreboded some tiresome boasting from the father's tenderness, and some weak indulgence of the daughter's whims from her mother; but there was either never any ground for this, or else Mrs. Kenton, in keeping her husband from boasting, had been obliged in mere consistency to set a guard upon her own fondness.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To a spectator who had been critical at first, Mr. and Mrs. Kenton seemed an exemplary father and mother with Ellen as well as with their other children.
