adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
afterwardadverbUS /ˈæftərwərd/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
arrivingverbUS /ərˈaɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The paleness noticed by Edith at the window and the scared look remained.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
colorlessadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərləs/
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
Dinneford
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From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
Edith
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From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
ghostnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading The paleness noticed by Edith at the window and the scared look remained.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
palenessnoun
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
From this reading The paleness noticed by Edith at the window and the scared look remained.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
preventverbUS /prɪˈvent/
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
profoundlyadverbUS /proʊˈfaʊndli/
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The paleness noticed by Edith at the window and the scared look remained.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/
having passed out of existence
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
