adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I did not come here to discuss that matter,” she said.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did not come here to discuss that matter,” she said.
discussverbUS /dɪˈskʌs/
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “I did not come here to discuss that matter,” she said.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
gesturenounUS /ˈdʒestʃər/
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She is poor, so I came to ask you if you would give her one of your musical scholarships.
GraynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I did not come here to discuss that matter,” she said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I did not come here to discuss that matter,” she said.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “We will not refer to the past, if you please.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is poor, so I came to ask you if you would give her one of your musical scholarships.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “I did not come here to discuss that matter,” she said.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading She is poor, so I came to ask you if you would give her one of your musical scholarships.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I did not come here to discuss that matter,” she said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “We will not refer to the past, if you please.
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “We will not refer to the past, if you please.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She is poor, so I came to ask you if you would give her one of your musical scholarships.
referverbUS /rəˈfɜːr/
make reference to
From this reading “We will not refer to the past, if you please.
remarkablyadverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I did not come here to discuss that matter,” she said.
scholarshipsnounUS /ˈskɑːlərʃɪps/
plural of “scholarship” — financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
From this reading She is poor, so I came to ask you if you would give her one of your musical scholarships.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I did not come here to discuss that matter,” she said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She is poor, so I came to ask you if you would give her one of your musical scholarships.
stemmedadjectiveUS /stemd/
having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Old Lady lifted her hand and stemmed his eloquence by that one gesture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I did not come here to discuss that matter,” she said.
trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will not refer to the past, if you please.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will not refer to the past, if you please.
wishesnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪz/
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She is poor, so I came to ask you if you would give her one of your musical scholarships.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We will not refer to the past, if you please.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I came to ask a favour, not for myself, but for a very dear young friend of mine--a Miss Gray, who has a remarkably fine voice which she wishes to have trained.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She is poor, so I came to ask you if you would give her one of your musical scholarships.
