amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An episode or two must suffice; and those few told briefly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An episode or two must suffice; and those few told briefly.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
Barton's
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From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
Bartons
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From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Relations had long been strained between them; now they were ruptured.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Relations had long been strained between them; now they were ruptured.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading An episode or two must suffice; and those few told briefly.
daughter'snounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
episodenounUS /ˈepəsoʊd/
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading An episode or two must suffice; and those few told briefly.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading She saw nothing of her family.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading An episode or two must suffice; and those few told briefly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Relations had long been strained between them; now they were ruptured.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw nothing of her family.
Herminia
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From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Relations had long been strained between them; now they were ruptured.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading An episode or two must suffice; and those few told briefly.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She saw nothing of her family.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Relations had long been strained between them; now they were ruptured.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
RelationsnounUS /riˈleɪʃənz/
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading Relations had long been strained between them; now they were ruptured.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
rupturedverbUS /ˈrʌptʃərd/
past form of “rupture” — separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Relations had long been strained between them; now they were ruptured.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw nothing of her family.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw nothing of her family.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading Relations had long been strained between them; now they were ruptured.
sufficeverbUS /səˈfaɪs/
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading An episode or two must suffice; and those few told briefly.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Relations had long been strained between them; now they were ruptured.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Relations had long been strained between them; now they were ruptured.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading An episode or two must suffice; and those few told briefly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading An episode or two must suffice; and those few told briefly.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading An episode or two must suffice; and those few told briefly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the rest of the Bartons, she was even as one dead; the sister and daughter’s name was never pronounced among them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Relations had long been strained between them; now they were ruptured.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading I do not propose to dwell at any length upon the next ten or twelve years of Herminia Barton’s life.
