adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
CANDOURnoun
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
From this reading CANDOUR.
censoriousadjective
harshly critical or expressing censure
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
ChildnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
Dancing-masternoun
a professional teacher of dancing
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
escapesnounUS /ɪˈskeɪps/
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
ill-nature
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From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
indiscretionnounUS /ˌɪndɪˈskreʃən/
the trait of being injudicious
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
MARIAnounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading MARIA.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
Postchaise
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From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
PrimverbUS /prɪm/
assume a prim appearance
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
shamefuladjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪmfəl/
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
steppingverbUS /ˈstepɪŋ/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
suspectedadjectiveUS /səˈspektɪd/
believed likely
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
unkle
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From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading So they are Child--shameful! shameful! but the world is so censorious no character escapes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lord, now! who would have suspected your friend, Miss Prim, of an indiscretion Yet such is the ill-nature of people, that they say her unkle stopped her last week just as she was stepping into a Postchaise with her Dancing-master.
