adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/
to or in a foreign country
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
caredverbUS /kerd/
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
ceasedverbUS /siːst/
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
drinking-bouts
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From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
early-morning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
evidentlyadverbUS /ˈevədəntli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
Fiorsen
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
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 He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
lurkedverbUS /lɜːrkt/
past form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
maudlinadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːdlɪn/
effusively or insincerely emotional
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
Mildenham
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From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
pursuitnounUS /pərˈsuːt/
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
resolutionnounUS /ˌrezəˈluːʃən/
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
SwedennounUS /ˈswiːdən/
a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
weakenedadjectiveUS /ˈwiːkənd/
impaired by diminution
From this reading But she had not weakened in her resolution a second time, and suddenly he had given up pursuit, and gone abroad.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had “got over” her, it seemed, wherever he was—Russia, Sweden—who knew—who cared?
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
Winton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After that early-morning escape, Fiorsen had lurked after her for weeks, in town, at Mildenham, followed them even to Scotland, where Winton had carried her off.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Even they had ceased, and for four months she had heard no word.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Since then—nothing had come from him, save a few wild or maudlin letters, written evidently during drinking-bouts.
