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 The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
AUNTnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading All day long she was busy dusting and tidying, till Mrs. St. Clare said it made her tired to see cousin Ophelia so busy.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
Clare
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From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading All day long she was busy dusting and tidying, till Mrs. St. Clare said it made her tired to see cousin Ophelia so busy.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All day long she was busy dusting and tidying, till Mrs. St. Clare said it made her tired to see cousin Ophelia so busy.
DINAH
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From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
dustingverbUS /ˈdʌstɪŋ/
-ing form of “dust” — remove the dust from
From this reading All day long she was busy dusting and tidying, till Mrs. St. Clare said it made her tired to see cousin Ophelia so busy.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
Feely
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From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading She got up at four o'clock in the morning, much to the surprise of the housemaids.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She got up at four o'clock in the morning, much to the surprise of the housemaids.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
housemaids
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From this reading She got up at four o'clock in the morning, much to the surprise of the housemaids.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, she had quite made up her mind that order there must be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She got up at four o'clock in the morning, much to the surprise of the housemaids.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
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 The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading However, she had quite made up her mind that order there must be.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading However, she had quite made up her mind that order there must be.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She got up at four o'clock in the morning, much to the surprise of the housemaids.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading All day long she was busy dusting and tidying, till Mrs. St. Clare said it made her tired to see cousin Ophelia so busy.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She got up at four o'clock in the morning, much to the surprise of the housemaids.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading However, she had quite made up her mind that order there must be.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading She got up at four o'clock in the morning, much to the surprise of the housemaids.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She got up at four o'clock in the morning, much to the surprise of the housemaids.
Ophelia
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From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading However, she had quite made up her mind that order there must be.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading All day long she was busy dusting and tidying, till Mrs. St. Clare said it made her tired to see cousin Ophelia so busy.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All day long she was busy dusting and tidying, till Mrs. St. Clare said it made her tired to see cousin Ophelia so busy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, she had quite made up her mind that order there must be.
slavesnounUS /sleɪvz/
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
St
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From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She got up at four o'clock in the morning, much to the surprise of the housemaids.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading However, she had quite made up her mind that order there must be.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
tidyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdi/
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
tidying
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From this reading All day long she was busy dusting and tidying, till Mrs. St. Clare said it made her tired to see cousin Ophelia so busy.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading All day long she was busy dusting and tidying, till Mrs. St. Clare said it made her tired to see cousin Ophelia so busy.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading All day long she was busy dusting and tidying, till Mrs. St. Clare said it made her tired to see cousin Ophelia so busy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
untidyadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪdi/
not neat and tidy
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading However, she had quite made up her mind that order there must be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUNT DINAH Miss Ophelia found that it was no easy matter to bring anything like order into the St. Clare household.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The slaves had been left to themselves so long, and had grown so untidy, that they were not at all pleased with Miss Feely, as they called her, for trying to make them be tidy.
