AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHICH CONTAINS A SURPRISE FOR MRS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
angry-looking
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From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
billiard-room
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From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
CONTAINSverbUS /kənˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading WHICH CONTAINS A SURPRISE FOR MRS.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
DistantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
encounteringverbUS /enˈkaʊntərɪŋ/
-ing form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
enterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHICH CONTAINS A SURPRISE FOR MRS.
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
gazingverbUS /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
HOLT
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From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading She rose and hurried homeward.
Honora
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From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
How
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From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading She rose and hurried homeward.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WHICH CONTAINS A SURPRISE FOR MRS.
mutteringsnounUS /ˈmʌtərɪŋz/
plural of “muttering” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
purplenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəl/
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose and hurried homeward.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
SURPRISEnounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading WHICH CONTAINS A SURPRISE FOR MRS.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
thunderverbUS /ˈθʌndər/
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
unseeingadjective
not consciously observing
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH CONTAINS A SURPRISE FOR MRS.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOLT How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
