adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
Bilton's
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From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
concernnounUS /kənˈsɜːrn/
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
CosmopolitanadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːzməˈpɑːlətən/
growing or occurring in many parts of the world
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
harassingverbUS /hərˈæsɪŋ/
-ing form of “harass” — annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
occurverbUS /əˈkɜːr/
come to pass
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
respectabilitynounUS /riˌspektəˈbɪlɪti/
honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading They would have been safe.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
snowy-haired
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would have been safe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
TwistverbUS /twɪst/
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
unassailableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈseɪləbəl/
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
From this reading His party would have been unassailable.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It had been from the first his anxious concern that nothing should occur at the Cosmopolitan to get his party under a cloud; yet it did get under a cloud, and on the very last afternoon, too, before Mrs. Bilton's arrival.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
whignounUS /wɪɡ/
a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Only twenty-four hours more and her snowy-haired respectability would have spread over the twins like a white whig.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet another harassing experience awaited Mr. Twist before the end of that week.
