allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
antechambernounUS /ˈæntetʃeɪmbər/
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
Argutis
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From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
beamedverbUS /biːmd/
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
belovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/
dearly loved
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
bringingnounUS /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
evidentadjectiveUS /ˈevədənt/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
fullyadverbUS /ˈfʊli/
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
impartverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːrt/
transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
intelligencenounUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
Johanna
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From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
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 It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
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 It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
MelissanounUS /məˈlɪsə/
a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
mistress's
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
slavenounUS /sleɪv/
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
undividedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndəˈvaɪdɪd/
not parted by conflict of opinion
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
