adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It would be all right, now that she had returned, he explained: he had been worrying himself about her.
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 Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her father met her at Waterloo.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His old heart trouble had come back; and she noticed that he walked to meet her very slowly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be all right, now that she had returned, he explained: he had been worrying himself about her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would be all right, now that she had returned, he explained: he had been worrying himself about her.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His old heart trouble had come back; and she noticed that he walked to meet her very slowly.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading It would be all right, now that she had returned, he explained: he had been worrying himself about her.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father met her at Waterloo.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
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 He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading His old heart trouble had come back; and she noticed that he walked to meet her very slowly.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father met her at Waterloo.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It would be all right, now that she had returned, he explained: he had been worrying himself about her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be all right, now that she had returned, he explained: he had been worrying himself about her.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
linesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading His old heart trouble had come back; and she noticed that he walked to meet her very slowly.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Her father met her at Waterloo.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading His old heart trouble had come back; and she noticed that he walked to meet her very slowly.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It would be all right, now that she had returned, he explained: he had been worrying himself about her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading His old heart trouble had come back; and she noticed that he walked to meet her very slowly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
ReadingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It would be all right, now that she had returned, he explained: he had been worrying himself about her.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading It would be all right, now that she had returned, he explained: he had been worrying himself about her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading His old heart trouble had come back; and she noticed that he walked to meet her very slowly.
stayedverbUS /steɪd/
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had business in London, and they stayed on for a few days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His old heart trouble had come back; and she noticed that he walked to meet her very slowly.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading His old heart trouble had come back; and she noticed that he walked to meet her very slowly.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading His old heart trouble had come back; and she noticed that he walked to meet her very slowly.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading His old heart trouble had come back; and she noticed that he walked to meet her very slowly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading Her father met her at Waterloo.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Reading between the lines of his later letters, she had felt that all was not well with him.
worryingnounUS /ˈwɜːriɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone
From this reading It would be all right, now that she had returned, he explained: he had been worrying himself about her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be all right, now that she had returned, he explained: he had been worrying himself about her.
