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 already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had gone about two miles, when he came to a place where two roads met.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was no guideboard, and he could not remember by which road he had come.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had gone about two miles, when he came to a place where two roads met.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was no guideboard, and he could not remember by which road he had come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was no guideboard, and he could not remember by which road he had come.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
earlieradverbUS /ˈɜːrliər/
earlier in time; previously
From this reading He was rather sorry that he had not started earlier, though he had lost no time.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone about two miles, when he came to a place where two roads met.
guideboard
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From this reading There was no guideboard, and he could not remember by which road he had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was rather sorry that he had not started earlier, though he had lost no time.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry was soon on his way home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry was soon on his way home.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Harry was soon on his way home.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He was rather sorry that he had not started earlier, though he had lost no time.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He had gone about two miles, when he came to a place where two roads met.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He had gone about two miles, when he came to a place where two roads met.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was rather sorry that he had not started earlier, though he had lost no time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was rather sorry that he had not started earlier, though he had lost no time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry was soon on his way home.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had gone about two miles, when he came to a place where two roads met.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading He was rather sorry that he had not started earlier, though he had lost no time.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading There was no guideboard, and he could not remember by which road he had come.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading There was no guideboard, and he could not remember by which road he had come.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading He had gone about two miles, when he came to a place where two roads met.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was already getting dark, and he felt a little anxious lest he should lose his way.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Harry was soon on his way home.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading He was rather sorry that he had not started earlier, though he had lost no time.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He was rather sorry that he had not started earlier, though he had lost no time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was rather sorry that he had not started earlier, though he had lost no time.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no guideboard, and he could not remember by which road he had come.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was rather sorry that he had not started earlier, though he had lost no time.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He was rather sorry that he had not started earlier, though he had lost no time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had gone about two miles, when he came to a place where two roads met.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He had gone about two miles, when he came to a place where two roads met.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry was soon on his way home.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Harry was soon on his way home.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had gone about two miles, when he came to a place where two roads met.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had gone about two miles, when he came to a place where two roads met.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was no guideboard, and he could not remember by which road he had come.
