adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
admirationnounUS /ˌædmərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading His little particular ways were more appropriate to a woman than to a man, and excited her impatience.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
contemptnounUS /kənˈtempt/
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
devotionnounUS /dɪˈvoʊʃən/
feelings of ardent love
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
DUDLEIGH
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From this reading LITTLE DUDLEIGH.
Edith
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From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading His little particular ways were more appropriate to a woman than to a man, and excited her impatience.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading His little particular ways were more appropriate to a woman than to a man, and excited her impatience.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
defying expression or description
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE DUDLEIGH.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His little particular ways were more appropriate to a woman than to a man, and excited her impatience.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading His little particular ways were more appropriate to a woman than to a man, and excited her impatience.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
preciseadjectiveUS /prɪˈsaɪs/
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
primverbUS /prɪm/
assume a prim appearance
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
servicesnounUS /ˈsɜːrvəsəz/
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
struggleverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His little particular ways were more appropriate to a woman than to a man, and excited her impatience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little Dudleigh now came to the Hall nearly every day, and devoted himself to Edith.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
valuableadjectiveUS /ˈvæljəbəl/
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading In spite of his devotion, however, her admiration for him never rose to a very high pitch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
waysnounUS /weɪz/
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading His little particular ways were more appropriate to a woman than to a man, and excited her impatience.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His little particular ways were more appropriate to a woman than to a man, and excited her impatience.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something about the little man which was too prim and precise--an indescribable something which made her feel a half contempt, against which it was difficult to struggle even by keeping her mind fixed on his valuable services.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading His little particular ways were more appropriate to a woman than to a man, and excited her impatience.
