adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Nasty night,” remarked she; “I don’t envy you in such weather as this.”
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
cabmannoun
someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
DEnounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading MADEMOISELLE DE MUSSIDAN.
don't
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From this reading “Nasty night,” remarked she; “I don’t envy you in such weather as this.”
doorwaynounUS /ˈdɔːrweɪ/
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “Nasty night,” remarked she; “I don’t envy you in such weather as this.”
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nasty night,” remarked she; “I don’t envy you in such weather as this.”
icenounUS /aɪs/
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
inspirationnounUS /ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən/
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
lumpsnounUS /lʌmps/
plural of “lump” — a compact mass
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
MADEMOISELLEnounUS /ˌmædəməˈzel/
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading MADEMOISELLE DE MUSSIDAN.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
MUSSIDAN
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From this reading MADEMOISELLE DE MUSSIDAN.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
NastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “Nasty night,” remarked she; “I don’t envy you in such weather as this.”
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Nasty night,” remarked she; “I don’t envy you in such weather as this.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
PaulnounUS /pɔːl/
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
portress
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From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Nasty night,” remarked she; “I don’t envy you in such weather as this.”
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
seizedverbUS /siːzd/
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Nasty night,” remarked she; “I don’t envy you in such weather as this.”
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Nasty night,” remarked she; “I don’t envy you in such weather as this.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
watchernounUS /ˈwɑːtʃər/
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “Nasty night,” remarked she; “I don’t envy you in such weather as this.”
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “You may well say that,” replied the driver; “my feet are like lumps of ice.”
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading When the two women had ascended the stairs, a sudden inspiration seized her, and she went out and spoke to the cabman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nasty night,” remarked she; “I don’t envy you in such weather as this.”
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Paul had not been the only watcher; for at the sound of the carriage wheels the ancient portress took up her position in the doorway, with her eyes fixed on the face of the young lady.
