adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
ailmentnounUS /ˈeɪlmənt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
attachedadjectiveUS /əˈtætʃt/
being joined in close association
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
blithe-hearted
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From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading He thought of Rhoda Brook and her son; and feared this might be a judgment from heaven upon him.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
contortedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɔːrtəd/
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
disfiguredadjectiveUS /dɪˈsfɪɡjərd/
having the appearance spoiled
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
enlightenedadjectiveUS /ˌenˈlaɪtənd/
having knowledge and spiritual insight
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
experimentingverbUS /ekˈsperəmentɪŋ/
-ing form of “experiment” — to conduct a test or investigation
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
farmernounUS /ˈfɑːrmər/
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
fearedverbUS /fɪrd/
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading He thought of Rhoda Brook and her son; and feared this might be a judgment from heaven upon him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He thought of Rhoda Brook and her son; and feared this might be a judgment from heaven upon him.
Gertrude
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From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
Half-a-dozen
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From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading He thought of Rhoda Brook and her son; and feared this might be a judgment from heaven upon him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
honestlyadverbUS /ˈɑːnəstli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
hopingverbUS /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
irritableadjectiveUS /ˈɪrətəbəl/
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
judgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading He thought of Rhoda Brook and her son; and feared this might be a judgment from heaven upon him.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
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 farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
Lodge'snounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪz/
possessive form of “lodge” — English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He thought of Rhoda Brook and her son; and feared this might be a judgment from heaven upon him.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
held or filled or in use
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
prosinessnoun
commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
quacknounUS /kwæk/
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
regainingnounUS /rɪˈɡeɪnɪŋ/
getting something back again
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
remedynounUS /ˈremədi/
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
renderedverbUS /ˈrendərd/
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
Rhoda
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He thought of Rhoda Brook and her son; and feared this might be a judgment from heaven upon him.
sankverbUS /sæŋk/
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading He thought of Rhoda Brook and her son; and feared this might be a judgment from heaven upon him.
superstitiousadjectiveUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He thought of Rhoda Brook and her son; and feared this might be a judgment from heaven upon him.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought of Rhoda Brook and her son; and feared this might be a judgment from heaven upon him.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He thought of Rhoda Brook and her son; and feared this might be a judgment from heaven upon him.
usuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
winverbUS /wɪn/
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading She was honestly attached to her husband, and was ever secretly hoping against hope to win back his heart again by regaining some at least of her personal beauty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The once blithe-hearted and enlightened Gertrude was changing into an irritable, superstitious woman, whose whole time was given to experimenting upon her ailment with every quack remedy she came across.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
wooedverbUS /wuːd/
past form of “woo” — seek someone's favor
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The farmer was usually gloomy and silent: the woman whom he had wooed for her grace and beauty was contorted and disfigured in the left limb; moreover, she had brought him no child, which rendered it likely that he would be the last of a family who had occupied that valley for some two hundred years.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Half-a-dozen years passed away, and Mr. and Mrs. Lodge’s married experience sank into prosiness, and worse.
