adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
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 When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
AskverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
BenchnounUS /bentʃ/
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
earningsnounUS /ˈɜːrnɪŋz/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
MISSverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS P.--Sir, in the name of heaven, pity me!
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have to keep my mother and my sisters and my brothers.
Touchit
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From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know there was nothing against my character--you know there was not.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Ask Captain Touchit whether I was not a good girl.
wretchedadjectiveUS /ˈretʃɪd/
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When--when you saw me, we were in great poverty; and almost all the wretched earnings I made at that time were given to my poor father then lying in the Queen's Bench hard by.
