adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘You’ll do me inexpressible harm, and get nothing whatever,’ said Havill.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
aroseverbUS /ərˈoʊz/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ‘You have said so before: I will do no such thing.’
boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
creditornounUS /ˈkredətər/
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
DareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘You’ll do me inexpressible harm, and get nothing whatever,’ said Havill.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘You’ll do me inexpressible harm, and get nothing whatever,’ said Havill.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
harmnounUS /hɑːrm/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading ‘You’ll do me inexpressible harm, and get nothing whatever,’ said Havill.
hatnounUS /hæt/
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘You have said so before: I will do no such thing.’
Havill
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From this reading ‘You’ll do me inexpressible harm, and get nothing whatever,’ said Havill.
hesitationnounUS /ˌhezəˈteɪʃən/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘You have said so before: I will do no such thing.’
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
inexpressibleadjective
defying expression
From this reading ‘You’ll do me inexpressible harm, and get nothing whatever,’ said Havill.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘You’ll do me inexpressible harm, and get nothing whatever,’ said Havill.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ‘You’ll do me inexpressible harm, and get nothing whatever,’ said Havill.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
renewverbUS /rɪˈnuː/
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘You’ll do me inexpressible harm, and get nothing whatever,’ said Havill.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘You have said so before: I will do no such thing.’
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘You have said so before: I will do no such thing.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading ‘You have said so before: I will do no such thing.’
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
thundercloudnoun
a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
unfortunateadjectiveUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənət/
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ‘You’ll do me inexpressible harm, and get nothing whatever,’ said Havill.
whereupon
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From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘You have said so before: I will do no such thing.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Havill was standing at one end, as gloomy as a thundercloud, and at the other was the unfortunate creditor with his hat on.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was a silence; whereupon Dare arose without hesitation, and walked boldly into the private office.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘If you would renew for another three months there would be no difficulty in the matter.’
You'll
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From this reading ‘You’ll do me inexpressible harm, and get nothing whatever,’ said Havill.
