adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
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 “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
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From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
causedverbUS /kɑːzd/
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
cordialadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrdʒəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
discoveriesnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
encouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
inspired with confidence
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
EpiscopaliannounUS /ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪliən/
a member of the Episcopal church
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
expensenounUS /ɪkˈspens/
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
failverbUS /feɪl/
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
grandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
hideverbUS /haɪd/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
incurringnounUS /ˌɪnˈkɜːrɪŋ/
acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
interioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
IRVINGnounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋ/
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
JOYnounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
metropolisnounUS /məˈtrɑːpələs/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
NewspapernounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpər/
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
organnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
organistnounUS /ˈɔːrɡənəst/
a person who plays an organ
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
pipenounUS /paɪp/
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
prominencenounUS /ˈprɑːmənəns/
the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
quarriesnounUS /ˈkwɔːriz/
plural of “quarry” — a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
succeedverbUS /səkˈsiːd/
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
twenty-twonounUS /ˈtwentituː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
unconsciouslyadverbUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsli/
without awareness
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
unhappinessnounUS /ənˈhæpinɪs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/
having passed out of existence
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Newspaper accounts of the building of the new church, and the purchase of a large pipe organ, chanced to fall under her eye just as she was planning to leave the scene of her unhappiness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading JOY IRVING had come to Beryngford at the time when the discoveries of the quarries caused that village to spring into sudden prominence as a growing city.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “I can at least only fail if I try for the position of organist there,” she said, “and if I succeed in this interior town, I can hide myself from all the world without incurring heavy expense.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had been the organist in the grand new Episcopalian Church now for three years; and she had made many cordial acquaintances who would have become near friends, if she had encouraged them.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading So all unconsciously Joy fled from the metropolis to the very place from which her mother had vanished twenty-two years before.
