AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
acquaintedadjectiveUS /əˈkweɪntɪd/
having fair knowledge of
From this reading Miss Heath was made acquainted with the whole story at an early hour that morning.
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 She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Heath was made acquainted with the whole story at an early hour that morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
Annie
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From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
Benet'snounUS /ˈbenəts/
possessive form of “benet” — United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
CollegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
coralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
creditnounUS /ˈkredət/
approval
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
crimenounUS /kraɪm/
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/
the act of departing
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
expiredadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspaɪrd/
having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
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 She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Miss Heath was made acquainted with the whole story at an early hour that morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
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 Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
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 Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Miss Heath was made acquainted with the whole story at an early hour that morning.
Maggie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
MarshnounUS /mɑːrʃ/
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
MertonnounUS /ˈmɜːrtən/
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
MESSAGEnounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Heath was made acquainted with the whole story at an early hour that morning.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
obtainingverbUS /əbˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
permissionnounUS /pərˈmɪʃən/
approval to do something
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
pinknounUS /pɪŋk/
a light shade of red
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
possessionsnounUS /pəˈzeʃənz/
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
Rosalind
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
Rosalind's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
St
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
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 Miss Heath was made acquainted with the whole story at an early hour that morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Heath was made acquainted with the whole story at an early hour that morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MESSAGE Early the next morning Rosalind Merton left St. Benet’s College never to come back.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Heath was made acquainted with the whole story at an early hour that morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Annie Day and Lucy Marsh were not the sort of people to keep their secret long, and before the day of her departure had expired nearly everyone at Heath Hall knew of Rosalind’s crime.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Miss Heath was made acquainted with the whole story at an early hour that morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She took all her possessions with her, even the pink coral, which, to their credit be it spoken, not a girl in the college would have accepted at her hands.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I may have done very wrong to let her go without obtaining your permission, Miss Heath,” said Maggie, when the story was finished.
