adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But there was a truce for a time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nothing more was said about Newport.
acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lily came and went without interference, and without comment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was a truce for a time.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lily came and went without interference, and without comment.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
clubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Lily came and went without interference, and without comment.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
Denslow
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From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
enthusiasmnounUS /ɪnˈθuːziæzəm/
a feeling of excitement
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But there was a truce for a time.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading But Mademoiselle found her tense and restless, as though she were waiting.
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
golfnounUS /ɡɑːlf/
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
interferencenounUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading Lily came and went without interference, and without comment.
invitationsnounUS /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
lanesnounUS /leɪnz/
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
LilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Lily came and went without interference, and without comment.
lunchedverbUS /lʌntʃt/
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
MademoisellenounUS /ˌmædəməˈzel/
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading But Mademoiselle found her tense and restless, as though she were waiting.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nothing more was said about Newport.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
motoredadjective
equipped with a motor or motors
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
NewportnounUS /ˈnuːpɔːrt/
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading Nothing more was said about Newport.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing more was said about Newport.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
PinknounUS /pɪŋk/
a light shade of red
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading But Mademoiselle found her tense and restless, as though she were waiting.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Nothing more was said about Newport.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
tennisnounUS /ˈtenəs/
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading But Mademoiselle found her tense and restless, as though she were waiting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was a truce for a time.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But Mademoiselle found her tense and restless, as though she were waiting.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But there was a truce for a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
trucenounUS /truːs/
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
From this reading But there was a truce for a time.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading But Mademoiselle found her tense and restless, as though she were waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was a truce for a time.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lily came and went without interference, and without comment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Mademoiselle found her tense and restless, as though she were waiting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She motored on bright days to the country club, lunched and played golf or tennis, rode along the country lanes with Pink Denslow, accepted such invitations as came her way cheerfully enough but without enthusiasm, and was very gentle to her mother.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Lily came and went without interference, and without comment.
