AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
ADOPTEDadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
adventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading Harry imagined her a mere child, but she was a maiden of the age of fifteen or sixteen years.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jack Ryan declared that she seemed to him to be an uncommonly interesting kind of ghost.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Harry imagined her a mere child, but she was a maiden of the age of fifteen or sixteen years.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Jack Ryan declared that she seemed to him to be an uncommonly interesting kind of ghost.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Harry imagined her a mere child, but she was a maiden of the age of fifteen or sixteen years.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
fragileadjectiveUS /ˈfrædʒəl/
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
ghostnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Jack Ryan declared that she seemed to him to be an uncommonly interesting kind of ghost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack Ryan declared that she seemed to him to be an uncommonly interesting kind of ghost.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Harry imagined her a mere child, but she was a maiden of the age of fifteen or sixteen years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Jack Ryan declared that she seemed to him to be an uncommonly interesting kind of ghost.
JacknounUS /dʒæk/
a small worthless amount
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Jack Ryan declared that she seemed to him to be an uncommonly interesting kind of ghost.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
Madge
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From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
maidennounUS /ˈmeɪdən/
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Harry imagined her a mere child, but she was a maiden of the age of fifteen or sixteen years.
mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Harry imagined her a mere child, but she was a maiden of the age of fifteen or sixteen years.
NELL
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From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Harry imagined her a mere child, but she was a maiden of the age of fifteen or sixteen years.
overman
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From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
rescuedadjectiveUS /ˈreskjuːd/
delivered from danger
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
Ryan
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From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Jack Ryan declared that she seemed to him to be an uncommonly interesting kind of ghost.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry imagined her a mere child, but she was a maiden of the age of fifteen or sixteen years.
singularadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡjələr/
unusual or striking
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading Harry imagined her a mere child, but she was a maiden of the age of fifteen or sixteen years.
slenderadjectiveUS /ˈslendər/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack Ryan declared that she seemed to him to be an uncommonly interesting kind of ghost.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
tingedverbUS /tɪŋd/
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
uncommonlyadverbUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːmənli/
exceptionally
From this reading Jack Ryan declared that she seemed to him to be an uncommonly interesting kind of ghost.
unconsciousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
utmostadjectiveUS /ˈʌtmoʊst/
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
vagueadjectiveUS /veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry imagined her a mere child, but she was a maiden of the age of fifteen or sixteen years.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NELL ADOPTED A couple of hours later, Harry still unconscious, and the child in a very feeble state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old overman listened to the account of their adventures, while Madge attended with the utmost care to the wants of her son, and of the poor creature whom he had rescued from the pit.
wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/
showing curiosity
From this reading She gazed at them with vague and wondering eyes; and the thin face, drawn by suffering, the pallid complexion, which light could never have tinged, and the fragile, slender figure, gave her an appearance at once singular and attractive.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Harry imagined her a mere child, but she was a maiden of the age of fifteen or sixteen years.
