afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Lucy never knew her desires so clearly as after music.
Alan
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From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
appreciatedadjectiveUS /əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/
fully understood or grasped
From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lucy never knew her desires so clearly as after music.
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading This she might not attempt.
Beebe
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From this reading Fourth Chapter Mr. Beebe was right.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
ChapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Fourth Chapter Mr. Beebe was right.
clearlyadverbUS /ˈklɪrli/
without doubt or question
From this reading Lucy never knew her desires so clearly as after music.
clergyman's
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From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
ConversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Lucy never knew her desires so clearly as after music.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
FourthnounUS /fɔːrθ/
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading Fourth Chapter Mr. Beebe was right.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy never knew her desires so clearly as after music.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Lucy never knew her desires so clearly as after music.
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy never knew her desires so clearly as after music.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This she might not attempt.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Fourth Chapter Mr. Beebe was right.
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Lucy never knew her desires so clearly as after music.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Lucy never knew her desires so clearly as after music.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Fourth Chapter Mr. Beebe was right.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lucy never knew her desires so clearly as after music.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
suggestiveadjectiveUS /səˈdʒestɪv/
tending to suggest or imply
From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This she might not attempt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
tramnounUS /træm/
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
twitterings
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From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fourth Chapter Mr. Beebe was right.
wind-swept
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
witnounUS /wɪt/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading She had not really appreciated the clergyman’s wit, nor the suggestive twitterings of Miss Alan.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Conversation was tedious; she wanted something big, and she believed that it would have come to her on the wind-swept platform of an electric tram.
