adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
Alan
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From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
Barbara
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From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/
of short duration or distance
From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During the recital of this interesting fact Barbara said nothing, but Mr. Haswell had whistled several times.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
Champers-Haswell
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From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
Champers-Haswell's
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From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
decorationsnounUS /ˌdekərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “decoration” — something used to beautify
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the recital of this interesting fact Barbara said nothing, but Mr. Haswell had whistled several times.
engagementnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading During the recital of this interesting fact Barbara said nothing, but Mr. Haswell had whistled several times.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
HASWELL
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From this reading HASWELL LOSES HIS TEMPER.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HASWELL LOSES HIS TEMPER.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
informedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmd/
having much knowledge or education
From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading During the recital of this interesting fact Barbara said nothing, but Mr. Haswell had whistled several times.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
LOSESverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading HASWELL LOSES HIS TEMPER.
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading During the recital of this interesting fact Barbara said nothing, but Mr. Haswell had whistled several times.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
recitalnounUS /rəˈsaɪtəl/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading During the recital of this interesting fact Barbara said nothing, but Mr. Haswell had whistled several times.
reclinedverbUS /rɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “recline” — move the upper body backwards and down
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading During the recital of this interesting fact Barbara said nothing, but Mr. Haswell had whistled several times.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading During the recital of this interesting fact Barbara said nothing, but Mr. Haswell had whistled several times.
sitting-room
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From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
soldier-like
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From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
TEMPERnounUS /ˈtempər/
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading HASWELL LOSES HIS TEMPER.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During the recital of this interesting fact Barbara said nothing, but Mr. Haswell had whistled several times.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading During the recital of this interesting fact Barbara said nothing, but Mr. Haswell had whistled several times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading During the recital of this interesting fact Barbara said nothing, but Mr. Haswell had whistled several times.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alan and Barbara sat in Mr. Champers-Haswell’s private sitting-room with the awful decorations, and before them by the fire Mr. Champers-Haswell reclined upon his couch.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Alan in a few, brief, soldier-like words had just informed him of his engagement to Barbara.
