adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
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 Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
dreamedadjectiveUS /driːmd/
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
ENLIGHTENMENTnounUS /ˌenˈlaɪtənmənt/
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
heedlessadjective
marked by or paying little heed or attention
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
puzzledadjectiveUS /ˈpʌzəld/
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
reflectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪd/
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
sillnounUS /sɪl/
structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
UpadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
Yvette
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
