adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
connectedadjectiveUS /kəˈnektɪd/
being joined in close association
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
didn't
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From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
disturbedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbd/
having the place or position changed
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
GOSSIPSnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəps/
plural of “gossip” — light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading HOLLINGFORD GOSSIPS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Hamley
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From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
HOLLINGFORD
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From this reading HOLLINGFORD GOSSIPS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
intelligencenounUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
mistakenadjectiveUS /mɪˈsteɪkən/
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
notionnounUS /ˈnoʊʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
OsbornenounUS /ˈɔːzbɔːrn/
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Osborne'snounUS /ˈɔːzbɔːrnz/
possessive form of “osborne” — English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
perceptiblyadverb
in a noticeable manner
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
Phoebe's
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From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
scoldverbUS /skoʊld/
censure severely or angrily
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
tnounUS /tiː/
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
tenounUS /tiː/
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, Mr. Osborne Hamley, is that you?" and a look of mistaken intelligence at the tte--tte she had disturbed came so perceptibly over Miss Phoebe's face that Molly caught Osborne's sympathetic eye, and both smiled at the notion.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I'm sure I--well! one must sometimes--I see our dinner would have been--" Then she recovered herself into a connected sentence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I said to sister I would come and scold you well.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Molly, why didn't you come and dine with us?
