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From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
8th
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From this reading December 8th.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I think he is afraid to.
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 Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading December 8th.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
else
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From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think he is afraid to.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
Hella
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From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think he is afraid to.
I'm
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From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
lessonnounUS /ˈlesən/
a unit of instruction
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
officer'snounUS /ˈɔːfɪsərz/
possessive form of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
Prof
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From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
Rita
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From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think he is afraid to.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think he is afraid to.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The girls stare at us in the interval and whenever they meet us, though in the office the head said to us: “I do hope that this business will not be spread all over the school.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hella has saved us all, for everyone else would have been afraid to say what she did, even I. Hella said: “My dear Rita, I’m not an officer’s daughter for nothing;” if _I_ have not courage, who should have?
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is 3 days now since the staff meeting, but not a word has been said yet about our affair, and in the German lesson yesterday the Prof. gave out the subject for the third piece of home work without saying anything in particular.
