adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He decided he absolutely must speak openly with her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with 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 That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading He decided he absolutely must speak openly with her.
drawing-room
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From this reading And he waited for her in her drawing-room.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And he waited for her in her drawing-room.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
hostileadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːstəl/
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He decided he absolutely must speak openly with her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/
in an open way
From this reading He decided he absolutely must speak openly with her.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
photographsnounUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræfs/
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
snatchedverbUS /snætʃt/
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
SoonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading He decided he absolutely must speak openly with her.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
Vronsky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading And he waited for her in her drawing-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soon after he had left, some lady, so they told him, had come to see her, and she had gone out with her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
Yashvin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That she had gone out without leaving word where she was going, that she had not yet come back, and that all the morning she had been going about somewhere without a word to him—all this, together with the strange look of excitement in her face in the morning, and the recollection of the hostile tone with which she had before Yashvin almost snatched her son’s photographs out of his hands, made him serious.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home.
