adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
accentnounUS /əkˈsent/
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading “And a Cockney, besides!” said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora’s unexpected accent.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
BartlettnounUS /ˈbɑːrtlɪt/
United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It might be London.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And a Cockney, besides!” said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora’s unexpected accent.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “And a Cockney, besides!” said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora’s unexpected accent.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “And a Cockney, besides!” said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora’s unexpected accent.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
CockneynounUS /ˈkɑːkni/
a native of the east end of London
From this reading “And a Cockney, besides!” said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora’s unexpected accent.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “And a Cockney, besides!” said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora’s unexpected accent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “It might be London.”
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 She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Oh, Lucy!”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It might be London.”
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Lucy!”
promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
saddenedverbUS /ˈsædənd/
past form of “sadden” — make unhappy
From this reading “And a Cockney, besides!” said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora’s unexpected accent.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
Signoranoun
an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
Signora's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And a Cockney, besides!” said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora’s unexpected accent.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
unexpectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “And a Cockney, besides!” said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora’s unexpected accent.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “And a Cockney, besides!” said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora’s unexpected accent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
