Amanda
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From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
authoritynounUS /əˈθɔːrəti/
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She didn't complain direct to Amanda, because Amanda could and did give notice.
complainverbUS /kəmˈpleɪn/
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading She didn't complain direct to Amanda, because Amanda could and did give notice.
complainedverbUS /kəmˈpleɪnd/
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading Having seen what Amanda did, she then complained to Edith.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
didn't
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From this reading She didn't complain direct to Amanda, because Amanda could and did give notice.
directverbUS /dərˈekt/
command with authority
From this reading She didn't complain direct to Amanda, because Amanda could and did give notice.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
Edith
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From this reading Having seen what Amanda did, she then complained to Edith.
especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were fixed on the door.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Her eyes were fixed on the door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She didn't complain direct to Amanda, because Amanda could and did give notice.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having seen what Amanda did, she then complained to Edith.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes were fixed on the door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
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 At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading She didn't complain direct to Amanda, because Amanda could and did give notice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her eyes were fixed on the door.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
seatnounUS /siːt/
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Having seen what Amanda did, she then complained to Edith.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the head of the table sat his mother; long, straight, and grave.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Having seen what Amanda did, she then complained to Edith.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were fixed on the door.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was in the seat of authority, the one with its back to the windows and its face to the door, from whence she could see what everybody did, especially Amanda.
