AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
actionnounUS /ˈækʃən/
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Cerise had been growing more and more morose and dissatisfied day by day.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Madame Cerise had been growing more and more morose and dissatisfied day by day.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Madame Cerise had been growing more and more morose and dissatisfied day by day.
CALLverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
CerisenounUS /sərˈiːs/
a red the color of ripe cherries
From this reading Madame Cerise had been growing more and more morose and dissatisfied day by day.
communicatingnounUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪŋ/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Madame Cerise had been growing more and more morose and dissatisfied day by day.
deednounUS /diːd/
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
dissatisfiedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsætəsfaɪd/
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading Madame Cerise had been growing more and more morose and dissatisfied day by day.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
forciblyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrsəbli/
in a forcible manner
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
grievancenounUS /ˈɡriːvəns/
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading Her grievance was very tangible.
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 Madame Cerise had been growing more and more morose and dissatisfied day by day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame Cerise had been growing more and more morose and dissatisfied day by day.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her grievance was very tangible.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
laggardnounUS /ˈlæɡərd/
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
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 From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Cerise had been growing more and more morose and dissatisfied day by day.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Madame Cerise had been growing more and more morose and dissatisfied day by day.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
moroseadjectiveUS /mərˈoʊs/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Madame Cerise had been growing more and more morose and dissatisfied day by day.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
perpetratorsnounUS /ˈpɜːrpətreɪtərz/
plural of “perpetrator” — someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
prisonernounUS /ˈprɪzənər/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
resourcesnounUS /ˈriːsɔːrsɪz/
plural of “resource” — available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
tangibleadjectiveUS /ˈtændʒəbəl/
perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
From this reading Her grievance was very tangible.
TELEPHONEnounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
treatedadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading A TELEPHONE CALL Still another laggard awoke to action on this eventful Tuesday morning.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Her grievance was very tangible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her grievance was very tangible.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading From that time the perpetrators of the deed had left the woman to her own resources, never communicating with her in any way.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A young girl had been brought forcibly to the house and placed in her care to be treated as a prisoner.
