aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
amusedadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
ardornounUS /ˈɑːrdər/
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
attitudenounUS /ˈætətuːd/
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
cheaperadjectiveUS /ˈtʃiːpər/
comparative of “cheap” — relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
finerynounUS /ˈfaɪnəri/
elaborate or showy attire and accessories
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
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From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
LydianounUS /ˈlɪdiə/
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
onesnounUS /wʌnz/
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Have you got any other nice ones?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
silknounUS /sɪlk/
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
sympathynounUS /ˈsɪmpəθi/
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
trunknounUS /trʌŋk/
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
unpackingverbUS /ənˈpækɪŋ/
-ing form of “unpack” — remove from its packing
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
wearingnounUS /ˈwerɪŋ/
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “No; only this I'm wearing,” answered Lydia, half amused and half honest in her sympathy with his ardor about her finery.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went on unpacking her trunk, and the boy again took his place near her, in the same attitude as before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They said not to bring many clothes; they would be cheaper over there.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tell you,” he said, “I shall like to see you with that silk on.
