AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
ACQUIRESverbUS /əˈkwaɪərz/
third-person singular of “acquire” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
axesnounUS /ˈæksɪz/
plural of “ax” — an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
BILLYnounUS /ˈbɪli/
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Then she went home, dressed and was waiting when the carriage reached the gate.
cisternnounUS /ˈsɪstərn/
a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
COMSTOCKnounUS /ˈkɑːmstɑːk/
United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Then she went home, dressed and was waiting when the carriage reached the gate.
Elnora
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From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Then she went home, dressed and was waiting when the carriage reached the gate.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
helpedverbUS /helpt/
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Then she went home, dressed and was waiting when the carriage reached the gate.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
implementsnounUS /ˈɪmpləmənts/
plural of “implement” — instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
MANIPULATESverbUS /məˈnɪpjəleɪts/
third-person singular of “manipulate” — influence or control shrewdly or deviously
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
MARGARET
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WHEREIN MRS.
pipesnounUS /paɪps/
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
pointsnounUS /pɔɪnts/
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Then she went home, dressed and was waiting when the carriage reached the gate.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
relicsnounUS /ˈrelɪks/
plural of “relic” — an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
RESIDENCEnounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
Sintons
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
skin-cleaning
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From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she went home, dressed and was waiting when the carriage reached the gate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
tubnounUS /tʌb/
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
tubesnounUS /tuːbz/
plural of “tube” — conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Then she went home, dressed and was waiting when the carriage reached the gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
washingnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading Elnora hurried down the road and was soon at the cistern with a tub busily washing arrow points, stone axes, tubes, pipes, and skin-cleaning implements.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then she went home, dressed and was waiting when the carriage reached the gate.
WesleynounUS /ˈwesli/
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
WHEREIN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEREIN MRS.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading COMSTOCK MANIPULATES MARGARET AND BILLY ACQUIRES A RESIDENCE Saturday morning Elnora helped her mother with the work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When she had finished Mrs. Comstock told her to go to Sintons’ and wash her Indian relics, so that she would be ready to accompany Wesley to town in the afternoon.
