adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
actionsnounUS /ˈækʃənz/
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
belongedverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋd/
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
bewildermentnounUS /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
candidaturenoun
the campaign of a candidate to be elected
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
Carnac
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From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
Carnac's
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From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
classnounUS /klæs/
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
FabianadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪbiən/
of or relating to Fabianism
From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
Grier
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From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
HEARverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
intuitionnounUS /ˌɪntuːˈɪʃən/
instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
JUNIA
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From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
Junia's
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From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
LukenounUS /luːk/
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
NEWSnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
reasonablenessnounUS /ˈriːzənəbʌlnəs/
the state of having good sense and sound judgment
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
SomehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
TARBOE
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From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading To her mind, however, in the big things, his actions always had reasonableness.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Only one person seemed to understand it--by intuition: Junia.
viewsnounUS /vjuːz/
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Somehow, nothing Carnac did changed Junia's views of him, or surprised her, though he made her indignant often enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JUNIA AND TARBOE HEAR THE NEWS To most people Carnac's candidature was a surprise; to some it was a bewilderment, and to one or two it was a shock.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading To the second class belonged Fabian Grier and his wife; to the third class belonged Luke Tarboe.
