adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
accidentnounUS /ˈæksədənt/
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
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 He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
bearingsnounUS /ˈberɪŋz/
plural of “bearing” — relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
BETRAYEDverbUS /bɪˈtreɪd/
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
chilblainsnounUS /ˈtʃɪlbleɪnz/
inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
confidantenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədænt/
a female confidant
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
desiredadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərd/
wanted intensely
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
discussverbUS /dɪˈskʌs/
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
FancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
fifty-oneadjective
being one more than fifty
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
frenziedadjectiveUS /ˈfrenzid/
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Mrs. Fancy--who had not been married--was no longer a pretty girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
heydaynounUS /ˈheɪdeɪ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
hystericnounUS /ˌhɪˈsterɪk/
a person suffering from hysteria
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
impressionnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
incoherentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
LIBRARIANnounUS /laɪˈbreriːən/
a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading Mrs. Fancy--who had not been married--was no longer a pretty girl.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
MALKIEL
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From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Mrs. Fancy--who had not been married--was no longer a pretty girl.
Merillia's
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From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
moderatelyadverbUS /ˈmɑːdərətli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Fancy--who had not been married--was no longer a pretty girl.
nosenounUS /noʊz/
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Fancy--who had not been married--was no longer a pretty girl.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
occasionallyadverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənəli/
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/
in other respects or ways
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
pendulousadjectiveUS /ˈpendʒələs/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Mrs. Fancy--who had not been married--was no longer a pretty girl.
Prophet's
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From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
Quinglet
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From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
SECONDnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
tendencynounUS /ˈtendənsi/
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed it was possible that she had never, even in her heyday, been otherwise than moderately plain.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Fancy--who had not been married--was no longer a pretty girl.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Now, at the age of fifty-one and a half, she was a faithful creature with a thin, pendulous nose, a pale, hysteric eye, a tendency to cold in the head and chilblains in the autumn of the year, and a somewhat incoherent and occasionally frenzied turn of mind.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading He thought it over carefully, and desired to discuss it in all its bearings with Mrs. Fancy Quinglet, who had been his confidante for full thirty years.
YOUNGadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND IS BETRAYED BY THE YOUNG LIBRARIAN Mrs. Merillia’s accident made a very deep impression upon the Prophet’s mind.
