aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
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 They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The father got himself indoors unnoticed in the excitement of the brother's arrival.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He recollected that he had not asked either them or his father how his mother was, but it was certainly not because his mind was not full of her.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
bagnounUS /bæɡ/
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He recollected that he had not asked either them or his father how his mother was, but it was certainly not because his mind was not full of her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The father got himself indoors unnoticed in the excitement of the brother's arrival.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading He recollected that he had not asked either them or his father how his mother was, but it was certainly not because his mind was not full of her.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
curiositynounUS /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
Dan
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From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He recollected that he had not asked either them or his father how his mother was, but it was certainly not because his mind was not full of her.
engagementnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
Eunice
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From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The father got himself indoors unnoticed in the excitement of the brother's arrival.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The father got himself indoors unnoticed in the excitement of the brother's arrival.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He recollected that he had not asked either them or his father how his mother was, but it was certainly not because his mind was not full of her.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The father got himself indoors unnoticed in the excitement of the brother's arrival.
grimenounUS /ɡraɪm/
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The father got himself indoors unnoticed in the excitement of the brother's arrival.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
how
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From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The father got himself indoors unnoticed in the excitement of the brother's arrival.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading The father got himself indoors unnoticed in the excitement of the brother's arrival.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
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 He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He recollected that he had not asked either them or his father how his mother was, but it was certainly not because his mind was not full of her.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He recollected that he had not asked either them or his father how his mother was, but it was certainly not because his mind was not full of her.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
of an obscure nature
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
naphthanounUS /ˈnæfθə/
any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The father got himself indoors unnoticed in the excitement of the brother's arrival.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He recollected that he had not asked either them or his father how his mother was, but it was certainly not because his mind was not full of her.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
parriedverbUS /ˈperid/
inflected form of “parry” — impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
recollectedverbUS /ˌrekəˈlektɪd/
past form of “recollect” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He recollected that he had not asked either them or his father how his mother was, but it was certainly not because his mind was not full of her.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The father got himself indoors unnoticed in the excitement of the brother's arrival.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
unnoticedadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊtɪst/
not noticed
From this reading The father got himself indoors unnoticed in the excitement of the brother's arrival.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He knew that he had left them to think that there was something very mysterious in his coming, and while he washed away the grime of his journey he was planning how to appear perfectly natural when he should get back to his sisters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They all went together into the house flaming with naphtha gas, and with the steam heat already on, and Dan said he would take his bag to his room, and then come down again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This would have been the best moment for Dan to tell his sister of his engagement; he knew it, but he parried her curiosity about his coming; and then his sister Eunice came out, and he could not speak.
