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37
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PRUDENCE RECEIVES A SHOCK.
affections
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was her nature to do everything as placidly as possible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
Augusta
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
Beaconsfield
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
crosser
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was her nature to do everything as placidly as possible.
easy
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was her nature to do everything as placidly as possible.
fix
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
Gardens
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was her nature to do everything as placidly as possible.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her nature to do everything as placidly as possible.
latest
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
man
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Prudence Semaphore slept placidly.
nature
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From this reading It was her nature to do everything as placidly as possible.
Nightmares
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From this reading Nightmares rarely visited her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
placidly
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From this reading Miss Prudence Semaphore slept placidly.
possible
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From this reading It was her nature to do everything as placidly as possible.
PRUDENCE
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From this reading PRUDENCE RECEIVES A SHOCK.
rarely
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From this reading Nightmares rarely visited her.
RECEIVES
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From this reading PRUDENCE RECEIVES A SHOCK.
Semaphore
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From this reading Miss Prudence Semaphore slept placidly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
SHOCK
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From this reading PRUDENCE RECEIVES A SHOCK.
showed
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
sleep
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
slept
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From this reading Miss Prudence Semaphore slept placidly.
sometimes
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
thought
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was her nature to do everything as placidly as possible.
tried
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
usual
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
visited
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From this reading Nightmares rarely visited her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was her nature to do everything as placidly as possible.
wept
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From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Miss Augusta was crosser than usual, or the latest man at 37, Beaconsfield Gardens, on whom she tried to fix her easy affections, showed that he had no thought of her, she sometimes wept herself to sleep.
