adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Have you overdrawn your bank account?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Have you overdrawn your bank account?"
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Well, dear child, what is the trouble?
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
conferencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfərəns/
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "Well, dear child, what is the trouble?
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
DentnounUS /dent/
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
distractingly
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From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Into what quagmire have your little feet slipped?
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Into what quagmire have your little feet slipped?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
inferencenounUS /ˈɪnfərəns/
the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into what quagmire have your little feet slipped?
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, dear child, what is the trouble?
JudgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
Leo'snounUS /ˈliːoʊz/
possessive form of “leo” — (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Into what quagmire have your little feet slipped?
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
niece'snounUS /ˈniːsɪz/
possessive form of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
overdrawnverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈdrɔːn/
inflected form of “overdraw” — draw more money from than is available
From this reading Have you overdrawn your bank account?"
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
quagmirenounUS /ˈkwæɡmaɪər/
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading Into what quagmire have your little feet slipped?
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
slippedverbUS /slɪpt/
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Into what quagmire have your little feet slipped?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːləmli/
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, dear child, what is the trouble?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
thoroughlyadverbUS /ˈθɜːroʊli/
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
threatensverbUS /ˈθretənz/
third-person singular of “threaten” — pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Well, dear child, what is the trouble?
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Judge Dent leaned back, making himself thoroughly comfortable in a deep easy chair in Leo's luxurious library; and taking his niece's hand, looked up into her grave, sweet face.
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 "Well, dear child, what is the trouble?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, dear child, what is the trouble?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you invite me so solemnly to a private conference in this distractingly pretty room, the inference is inevitable that some disaster threatens.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Into what quagmire have your little feet slipped?
