aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
abundancenounUS /əˈbʌndəns/
the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
activitiesnounUS /ækˈtɪvətiz/
plural of “activity” — any specific behavior
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
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 Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Everywhere was an unlovely disorder and confusion, which spoke of shiftlessness and lack of care.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The touch of woman's hand had long been wanting.
Blount
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From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Everywhere was an unlovely disorder and confusion, which spoke of shiftlessness and lack of care.
CERTAINadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
Clarisse
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From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
confusionnounUS /kənˈfjuːʒən/
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Everywhere was an unlovely disorder and confusion, which spoke of shiftlessness and lack of care.
Delchasse
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From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
disordernounUS /dɪˈsɔːrdər/
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading Everywhere was an unlovely disorder and confusion, which spoke of shiftlessness and lack of care.
engageverbUS /enˈɡeɪdʒ/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
EverywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/
to or in any or all places
From this reading Everywhere was an unlovely disorder and confusion, which spoke of shiftlessness and lack of care.
familiarlyadverb
in an intimately familiar manner
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Everywhere was an unlovely disorder and confusion, which spoke of shiftlessness and lack of care.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The touch of woman's hand had long been wanting.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
MOTIVESnounUS /ˈmoʊtɪvz/
plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
ruinnounUS /ˈruːən/
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
shiftlessnessnoun
a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition
From this reading Everywhere was an unlovely disorder and confusion, which spoke of shiftlessness and lack of care.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Everywhere was an unlovely disorder and confusion, which spoke of shiftlessness and lack of care.
stout-hearted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Colonel Blount, in the hands of his indifferent servants, had indeed seen all things go to ruin about him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CERTAIN MOTIVES Miss Lady and her stout-hearted friend, Clarisse Delchasse, found abundance at hand to engage their activities.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The touch of woman's hand had long been wanting.
unlovelyadjective
without beauty or charm
From this reading Everywhere was an unlovely disorder and confusion, which spoke of shiftlessness and lack of care.
wantingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːntɪŋ/
nonexistent
From this reading The touch of woman's hand had long been wanting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everywhere was an unlovely disorder and confusion, which spoke of shiftlessness and lack of care.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Lady ran from one part to another of the great house which once she had known so familiarly.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The touch of woman's hand had long been wanting.
