acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading He had therefore made some acquaintance with Diamond's father, and had been greatly pleased with him.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now Mr. Raymond had been turning over in his mind what he could do both for Diamond and for Nanny.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Now Mr. Raymond had been turning over in his mind what he could do both for Diamond and for Nanny.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now Mr. Raymond had been turning over in his mind what he could do both for Diamond and for Nanny.
delightedadjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtəd/
greatly pleased
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
DiamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
Diamond'snounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
possessive form of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading He had therefore made some acquaintance with Diamond's father, and had been greatly pleased with him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now Mr. Raymond had been turning over in his mind what he could do both for Diamond and for Nanny.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He had therefore made some acquaintance with Diamond's father, and had been greatly pleased with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading He had therefore made some acquaintance with Diamond's father, and had been greatly pleased with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now Mr. Raymond had been turning over in his mind what he could do both for Diamond and for Nanny.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
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 THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Now Mr. Raymond had been turning over in his mind what he could do both for Diamond and for Nanny.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
NannynounUS /ˈnæni/
a woman who is the custodian of children
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Mr. Raymond had been turning over in his mind what he could do both for Diamond and for Nanny.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now Mr. Raymond had been turning over in his mind what he could do both for Diamond and for Nanny.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading He had therefore made some acquaintance with Diamond's father, and had been greatly pleased with him.
promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
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From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
remarksnounUS /rɪˈmɑːrks/
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had therefore made some acquaintance with Diamond's father, and had been greatly pleased with him.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He had therefore made some acquaintance with Diamond's father, and had been greatly pleased with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Now Mr. Raymond had been turning over in his mind what he could do both for Diamond and for Nanny.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Diamond having taken leave of Nanny, and promised to go and see her again soon, went away with him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now Mr. Raymond had been turning over in his mind what he could do both for Diamond and for Nanny.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Raymond promised to search his brain for another, and when he had found one to bring it to them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE children were delighted with the story, and made many amusing remarks upon it.
