adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
desiredadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərd/
wanted intensely
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
don't
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From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
drop-light
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From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
furnacenounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
glownounUS /ɡloʊ/
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
Green'snounUS /ɡriːnz/
possessive form of “green” — green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
It's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
mercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
rejectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdʒektɪd/
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/
the topmost one of two
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
widownounUS /ˈwɪdoʊ/
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
