adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the spring, Joan, at Mrs. Denton's request, undertook a mission.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the spring, Joan, at Mrs. Denton's request, undertook a mission.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "It's rather a delicate business," she told Joan.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was lying on a couch in her great library, and Joan was seated by her side.
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/
carefully weighed
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She was lying on a couch in her great library, and Joan was seated by her side.
delayverbUS /dɪˈleɪ/
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading "It's rather a delicate business," she told Joan.
Denton
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From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
Denton's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the spring, Joan, at Mrs. Denton's request, undertook a mission.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was to go to Paris.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was lying on a couch in her great library, and Joan was seated by her side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was lying on a couch in her great library, and Joan was seated by her side.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the spring, Joan, at Mrs. Denton's request, undertook a mission.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to go to Paris.
It's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's rather a delicate business," she told Joan.
Joan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the spring, Joan, at Mrs. Denton's request, undertook a mission.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading She was lying on a couch in her great library, and Joan was seated by her side.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading She was lying on a couch in her great library, and Joan was seated by her side.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
missionnounUS /ˈmɪʃən/
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading In the spring, Joan, at Mrs. Denton's request, undertook a mission.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading In the spring, Joan, at Mrs. Denton's request, undertook a mission.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was lying on a couch in her great library, and Joan was seated by her side.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading It was to go to Paris.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading "It's rather a delicate business," she told Joan.
requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/
express the need or desire for
From this reading In the spring, Joan, at Mrs. Denton's request, undertook a mission.
sciaticanoun
neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading She was lying on a couch in her great library, and Joan was seated by her side.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She was lying on a couch in her great library, and Joan was seated by her side.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading In the spring, Joan, at Mrs. Denton's request, undertook a mission.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the spring, Joan, at Mrs. Denton's request, undertook a mission.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was to go to Paris.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "It's rather a delicate business," she told Joan.
undertookverbUS /ˌʌndərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading In the spring, Joan, at Mrs. Denton's request, undertook a mission.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was to go to Paris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Denton had meant to go herself, but was laid up with sciatica; and the matter, she considered, would not brook of any delay.
