Alice
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From this reading He looked at Alice compassionately.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at Alice compassionately.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
Charley
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From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Yes, I'll come.
comin
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From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
compassionatelyadverbUS /kəmˈpæʃənətliː/
in a compassionate manner
From this reading He looked at Alice compassionately.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/
accept an excuse for
From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at Alice compassionately.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
hearin
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From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
how
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From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
I'll
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From this reading “Yes, I'll come.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
Lohr
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From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at Alice compassionately.
maybeadverbUS /ˈmeɪbi/
by chance
From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
she's
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From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
takinnoun
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
wailingnounUS /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mother's wailing could still be heard from overhead, though more faintly; and old Charley Lohr was coming down the stairs alone.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I'll come.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your mother was bound not to disturb you, and tried her best to keep you from hearin' how she's takin' on, but I thought probably you better see to her.”
you'd
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From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I was just comin' to suggest maybe you'd excuse yourself from your company,” he said.
