adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
apparentadjectiveUS /əˈperənt/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
Chiltern
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
depositedverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪtɪd/
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
designationnounUS /ˌdezəɡˈneɪʃən/
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
Farwell's
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From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
fittingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
Hugh
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From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
legacynounUS /ˈleɡəsi/
(law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
literaturenounUS /ˈlɪtərətʃər/
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
needfuladjectiveUS /ˈniːdfəl/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
Reginald
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For that designation of Reginald Farwell's had come back to her.
resolutionnounUS /ˌrezəˈluːʃən/
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
ShorteradjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtər/
comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
StreetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
ThamesnounUS /temz/
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
tillagenounUS /ˈtɪlɑːdʒ/
arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Despite the fact that Hugh Chiltern had with such apparent resolution set his face towards literature and the tillage of the land, it was as the Viking still that her imagination pictured him.
VikingnounUS /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
Vineland
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She did not stop to ask herself why it was so fitting that the Viking should be a part of Vineland: why his coming should have given it the one and final needful touch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was returning on foot from the bank in Thames Street, where she had deposited her legacy, when she met him who had been the subject of her conversation with Mrs. Shorter.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And the encounter seemed--and was--the most natural thing in the world.
