adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
acceptverbUS /ækˈsept/
consider or hold as true
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
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 But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
Annie
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
apostlenounUS /əˈpɑːsəl/
an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
AssistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
Commissioner'snounUS /kəˈmɪʃənərz/
possessive form of “commissioner” — a government administrator
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
connectionsnounUS /kəˈnekʃənz/
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
consentedverbUS /kənˈsentɪd/
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
conventionnounUS /kənˈvenʃən/
a large formal assembly
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
defiesverbUS /dɪˈfaɪz/
third-person singular of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
disregardverbUS /ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːrd/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
distinguishedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
epochnounUS /ˈepək/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
exceptionaladjectiveUS /ɪkˈsepʃənəl/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
footingnounUS /ˈfʊtɪŋ/
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself was a great lady.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
hopesnounUS /hoʊps/
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
humanitarianadjectiveUS /ˌhjuːmænəˈteriən/
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
inexperiencedadjectiveUS /ɪnɪkˈspɪriənst/
lacking practical experience or training
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
inferioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɪriər/
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
influentialadjectiveUS /ˌɪnfluːˈenʃəl/
having or exercising influence or power
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
mankindnounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
MarriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
Michaelis
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From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
patronessnounUS /ˈpeɪtrənəs/
a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
splendidlyadverbUS /ˈsplendədli/
extremely well
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
submittedverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
temperamentnounUS /ˈtemprəmənt/
your usual mood
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
ticket-of-leavenoun
a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
treatedadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Married young and splendidly at some remote epoch of the past, she had had for a time a close view of great affairs and even of some great men.
vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she had consented to accept him on a friendly footing, which was by no means the case with all of his wife’s influential connections.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Old now in the number of her years, she had that sort of exceptional temperament which defies time with scornful disregard, as if it were a rather vulgar convention submitted to by the mass of inferior mankind.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The lady patroness of Michaelis, the ticket-of-leave apostle of humanitarian hopes, was one of the most influential and distinguished connections of the Assistant Commissioner’s wife, whom she called Annie, and treated still rather as a not very wise and utterly inexperienced young girl.
