abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
addverbUS /æd/
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
attributesnounUS /ˈætrəbjuːts/
plural of “attribute” — a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But tell me what reparation you propose offering to my injured child."
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading But tell me what reparation you propose offering to my injured child."
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
crimesnounUS /kraɪmz/
plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
declareverbUS /dɪˈkler/
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
detestableadjective
offensive to the mind
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
disgracedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡreɪst/
suffering shame
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
HoldverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading But tell me what reparation you propose offering to my injured child."
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But tell me what reparation you propose offering to my injured child."
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From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But tell me what reparation you propose offering to my injured child."
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading But tell me what reparation you propose offering to my injured child."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
perjurynounUS /ˈpɜːrdʒəri/
criminal offense of making false statements under oath
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
profaneadjectiveUS /proʊˈfeɪn/
characterized by profanity or cursing
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
profligatenounUS /ˈprɔːflɪɡeɪt/
a dissolute man in fashionable society
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading But tell me what reparation you propose offering to my injured child."
puzzlesnounUS /ˈpʌzəlz/
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
reparationnounUS /ˌrepərˈeɪʃən/
compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
From this reading But tell me what reparation you propose offering to my injured child."
sakenounUS /seɪk/
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading But tell me what reparation you propose offering to my injured child."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But tell me what reparation you propose offering to my injured child."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I now think I have some faint recollection of having seen your face, but where, or in what place, puzzles me quite."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I again declare, before Heaven, woman, that, to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I never saw your daughter.
wrestedverbUS /ˈrestɪd/
past form of “wrest” — obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do not, for mercy's sake, any more profane that name whose attributes you have wrested and disgraced.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hold, thou most abandoned profligate!" cried she violently, "and do not add perjury to your other detestable crimes.
