Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'm not hurt a bit!"
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the dressing-room she declared again that she was all right.
agree
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the dressing-room she declared again that she was all right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had one impulse to escape from the place, and from the sympathy and congratulation.
beautifully
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
bit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not hurt a bit!"
congratulation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had one impulse to escape from the place, and from the sympathy and congratulation.
declared
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the dressing-room she declared again that she was all right.
dressing-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the dressing-room she declared again that she was all right.
escape
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had one impulse to escape from the place, and from the sympathy and congratulation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had one impulse to escape from the place, and from the sympathy and congratulation.
girl
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl laughed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had one impulse to escape from the place, and from the sympathy and congratulation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
hurt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not hurt a bit!"
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not hurt a bit!"
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading They had one impulse to escape from the place, and from the sympathy and congratulation.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the dressing-room she declared again that she was all right.
laughed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl laughed.
March
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
Mrs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not hurt a bit!"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had one impulse to escape from the place, and from the sympathy and congratulation.
place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had one impulse to escape from the place, and from the sympathy and congratulation.
ridiculous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the dressing-room she declared again that she was all right.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the dressing-room she declared again that she was all right.
sympathy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had one impulse to escape from the place, and from the sympathy and congratulation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the dressing-room she declared again that she was all right.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl laughed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had one impulse to escape from the place, and from the sympathy and congratulation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had one impulse to escape from the place, and from the sympathy and congratulation.
waltz
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the dressing-room she declared again that she was all right.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How beautifully you waltz, Mrs. March!" she said, and she laughed again, and would not agree with her that she had been ridiculous.