adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About many matters she was happier than before.
AddressesnounUS /ˈæˈdresɪz/
plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
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 Nor notice give at all.'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nor notice give at all.'
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading About many matters she was happier than before.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
CACIQUEnounUS /kəˈsiːk/
black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
From this reading THE CACIQUE.
carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
DevouringadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ/
(often followed by “for”) ardently or excessively desirous
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
flamesnounUS /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Nor notice give at all.'
glownounUS /ɡloʊ/
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
hallooverb
urge on with shouts
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading About many matters she was happier than before.
HeadsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
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 About many matters she was happier than before.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading About many matters she was happier than before.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor notice give at all.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Nor notice give at all.'
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
oppressedadjectiveUS /əˈprest/
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
raftersnounUS /ˈræftərz/
plural of “rafter” — one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
RejectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdʒektɪd/
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
resistlessadjective
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading 'Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, "Heads below!"
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About many matters she was happier than before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading About many matters she was happier than before.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CACIQUE.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
Wilmet
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From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Rejected Addresses._ It was a warm night in September, and Wilmet had laid herself down in bed in her nursery with a careful, but not an oppressed heart.
