adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a long, low-ceilinged room, with more windows than wall space.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside the tall glass doors which led out onto the porch she reviewed the seating plans of Vance.
consultedverbUS /kənˈsʌltəd/
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
CornishnounUS /ˈkɔːrnɪʃ/
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Beside the tall glass doors which led out onto the porch she reviewed the seating plans of Vance.
ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "You at this end and I at the other," he said.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Beside the tall glass doors which led out onto the porch she reviewed the seating plans of Vance.
guestsnounUS /ɡests/
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You at this end and I at the other," he said.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You at this end and I at the other," he said.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Beside the tall glass doors which led out onto the porch she reviewed the seating plans of Vance.
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 Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was a long, low-ceilinged room, with more windows than wall space.
low-ceilingedadjective
having a lower than normal ceiling
From this reading It was a long, low-ceilinged room, with more windows than wall space.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was a long, low-ceilinged room, with more windows than wall space.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
orderingnounUS /ˈɔːrdərɪŋ/
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "You at this end and I at the other," he said.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Beside the tall glass doors which led out onto the porch she reviewed the seating plans of Vance.
plansnounUS /plænz/
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Beside the tall glass doors which led out onto the porch she reviewed the seating plans of Vance.
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
reviewedverbUS /riˈvjuːd/
past form of “review” — look at again; examine again
From this reading Beside the tall glass doors which led out onto the porch she reviewed the seating plans of Vance.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You at this end and I at the other," he said.
seatingnounUS /ˈsiːtɪŋ/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Beside the tall glass doors which led out onto the porch she reviewed the seating plans of Vance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
spacenounUS /speɪs/
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading It was a long, low-ceilinged room, with more windows than wall space.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Beside the tall glass doors which led out onto the porch she reviewed the seating plans of Vance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a long, low-ceilinged room, with more windows than wall space.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You at this end and I at the other," he said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
Vance
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From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It was a long, low-ceilinged room, with more windows than wall space.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long, low-ceilinged room, with more windows than wall space.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Elizabeth left the ordering of the guests at the table to Vance, and she consulted him about it as they went into the dining room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It opened onto a small porch, and below the porch was the garden which had been the pride of Henry Cornish.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading It was a long, low-ceilinged room, with more windows than wall space.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a long, low-ceilinged room, with more windows than wall space.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You at this end and I at the other," he said.
