adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
bedroomnounUS /ˈbedruːm/
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
Cardew
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From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
costnounUS /kɑːst/
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading He had made himself at such cost, and now when he was old, he had everything and yet nothing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/
being one more than ten
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He had made himself at such cost, and now when he was old, he had everything and yet nothing.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Sometimes Grace felt sorry for Anthony.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made himself at such cost, and now when he was old, he had everything and yet nothing.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had made himself at such cost, and now when he was old, he had everything and yet nothing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
Lily'snounUS /ˈlɪliːz/
possessive form of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made himself at such cost, and now when he was old, he had everything and yet nothing.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had made himself at such cost, and now when he was old, he had everything and yet nothing.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He had made himself at such cost, and now when he was old, he had everything and yet nothing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
puzzledadjectiveUS /ˈpʌzəld/
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes Grace felt sorry for Anthony.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Sometimes Grace felt sorry for Anthony.
steadilyadverbUS /ˈstedəli/
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had made himself at such cost, and now when he was old, he had everything and yet nothing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading At midnight Howard Cardew reached home again, a tired and broken man.
unexplainedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspleɪnd/
not explained
From this reading Grace had been lying awake in her bedroom, puzzled by his unexplained absence, and brooding, as she now did continually, over Lily's absence.
upstairsadverbUS /əpˈsterz/
on a floor above
From this reading At half past eleven she heard Anthony Cardew come in and go upstairs, and for some time after that she heard him steadily pacing back and forth overhead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had made himself at such cost, and now when he was old, he had everything and yet nothing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had made himself at such cost, and now when he was old, he had everything and yet nothing.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had made himself at such cost, and now when he was old, he had everything and yet nothing.
