AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Fancy any people calling themselves ladies wanting meat, wanting clothes, wanting warmth.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “It is horrible to listen to stories like that,” she murmured under her breath.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Fancy any people calling themselves ladies wanting meat, wanting clothes, wanting warmth.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading Fancy any people calling themselves ladies wanting meat, wanting clothes, wanting warmth.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
EPISODEnounUS /ˈepəsoʊd/
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
FancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Fancy any people calling themselves ladies wanting meat, wanting clothes, wanting warmth.
favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Such stories get on the nerves.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
horribleadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəbəl/
provoking horror
From this reading “It is horrible to listen to stories like that,” she murmured under her breath.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall not sleep to-night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is horrible to listen to stories like that,” she murmured under her breath.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is horrible to listen to stories like that,” she murmured under her breath.
ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Fancy any people calling themselves ladies wanting meat, wanting clothes, wanting warmth.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It is horrible to listen to stories like that,” she murmured under her breath.
listenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/
hear with intention
From this reading “It is horrible to listen to stories like that,” she murmured under her breath.
Maggie
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
meatnounUS /miːt/
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading Fancy any people calling themselves ladies wanting meat, wanting clothes, wanting warmth.
murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “It is horrible to listen to stories like that,” she murmured under her breath.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
of an obscure nature
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
nervesnounUS /nɜːrvz/
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Such stories get on the nerves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not sleep to-night.
Oliphant
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Such stories get on the nerves.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Fancy any people calling themselves ladies wanting meat, wanting clothes, wanting warmth.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not sleep to-night.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I shall not sleep to-night.
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “It is horrible to listen to stories like that,” she murmured under her breath.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Such stories get on the nerves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is horrible to listen to stories like that,” she murmured under her breath.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Such stories get on the nerves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Fancy any people calling themselves ladies wanting meat, wanting clothes, wanting warmth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is horrible to listen to stories like that,” she murmured under her breath.
to-night
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From this reading I shall not sleep to-night.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “It is horrible to listen to stories like that,” she murmured under her breath.
wantingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːntɪŋ/
nonexistent
From this reading Fancy any people calling themselves ladies wanting meat, wanting clothes, wanting warmth.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading Fancy any people calling themselves ladies wanting meat, wanting clothes, wanting warmth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS EPISODE When she was alone, Maggie Oliphant sat down in her favorite chair and covered her face with her hands.
