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 THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
almost
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You might almost as well come up to Imason's," he whispered.
amply
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
any
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
ardent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
attempted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
Bench
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
Chiddingfold
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
Christian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
circumstances
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You might almost as well come up to Imason's," he whispered.
comparison
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
Concede
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
crime
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
detailed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
embrace
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
encouraged
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
exercise
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
extenuating
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
fairly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
fairy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
fancy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
fidgeting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He regarded Sibylla's ill-repressed irritation and irrepressible fidgeting with a smile of malicious humour.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
girl
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
gives
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He regarded Sibylla's ill-repressed irritation and irrepressible fidgeting with a smile of malicious humour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
hero
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
highest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
humour
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He regarded Sibylla's ill-repressed irritation and irrepressible fidgeting with a smile of malicious humour.
ill-repressed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He regarded Sibylla's ill-repressed irritation and irrepressible fidgeting with a smile of malicious humour.
imagination
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
Imason's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You might almost as well come up to Imason's," he whispered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
individual
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
irrepressible
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He regarded Sibylla's ill-repressed irritation and irrepressible fidgeting with a smile of malicious humour.
irritation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He regarded Sibylla's ill-repressed irritation and irrepressible fidgeting with a smile of malicious humour.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
Jeremy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
jury
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
lies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
listen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
Lord
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
lover
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
malicious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He regarded Sibylla's ill-repressed irritation and irrepressible fidgeting with a smile of malicious humour.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You might almost as well come up to Imason's," he whispered.
MINDnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
murder
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
opportunity
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
origin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
panoply
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
particular
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
patience
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
penal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
pitch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
please
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
pleasure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
priestly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
reckoned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
regarded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He regarded Sibylla's ill-repressed irritation and irrepressible fidgeting with a smile of malicious humour.
ride
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
scarlet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
sentenced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
servitude
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
Sibylla's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He regarded Sibylla's ill-repressed irritation and irrepressible fidgeting with a smile of malicious humour.
sister's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
small
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
smile
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He regarded Sibylla's ill-repressed irritation and irrepressible fidgeting with a smile of malicious humour.
spiritual
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
strange
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
strongest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
strung
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
suspected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
temper
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
trial
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
twenty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You might almost as well come up to Imason's," he whispered.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
vivid
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This particular virtue Jeremy Chiddingfold suspected of priestly origin; neither was it the strongest point in his sister's spiritual panoply.
well
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You might almost as well come up to Imason's," he whispered.
whispered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You might almost as well come up to Imason's," he whispered.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
WORLDLY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
years
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORLDLY MIND For a girl of ardent temper and vivid imagination, strung to her highest pitch by a wonderful fairy ride and the still strange embrace of her lover, it may fairly be reckoned a trial to listen to a detailed comparison of the hero of her fancy with another individual--who has been sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempted murder!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Concede circumstances extenuating the crime as amply as you please (and My Lord in scarlet on the Bench had not encouraged the jury to concede any), the comparison is one that gives small pleasure, unless such as lies in an opportunity for the exercise of Christian patience.
