adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We could not pretend surprise, but Peggy ventured a faint protest.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We could not pretend surprise, but Peggy ventured a faint protest.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could not pretend surprise, but Peggy ventured a faint protest.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜːrmənd/
characterized by great determination
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Olivia, do you think you have done right?”
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Olivia, do you think you have done right?”
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading We could not pretend surprise, but Peggy ventured a faint protest.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Olivia, do you think you have done right?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I could not marry Mr. Malcolm MacPherson and I told him so.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It was the only thing I could do,” said Aunt Olivia stonily.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was the only thing I could do,” said Aunt Olivia stonily.
MacPherson
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From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
Malcolm
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From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
marryverbUS /ˈmeri/
take in marriage
From this reading “I could not marry Mr. Malcolm MacPherson and I told him so.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We could not pretend surprise, but Peggy ventured a faint protest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Olivia, do you think you have done right?”
Olivia
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From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “It was the only thing I could do,” said Aunt Olivia stonily.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
Peggy
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From this reading We could not pretend surprise, but Peggy ventured a faint protest.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading We could not pretend surprise, but Peggy ventured a faint protest.
primverbUS /prɪm/
assume a prim appearance
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading We could not pretend surprise, but Peggy ventured a faint protest.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Olivia, do you think you have done right?”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It was the only thing I could do,” said Aunt Olivia stonily.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I could not marry Mr. Malcolm MacPherson and I told him so.
stonilyadverb
in a stony manner
From this reading “It was the only thing I could do,” said Aunt Olivia stonily.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading We could not pretend surprise, but Peggy ventured a faint protest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It was the only thing I could do,” said Aunt Olivia stonily.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “It was the only thing I could do,” said Aunt Olivia stonily.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Olivia, do you think you have done right?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
uselessadjectiveUS /ˈjuːsləs/
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
venturedverbUS /ˈventʃərd/
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading We could not pretend surprise, but Peggy ventured a faint protest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We could not pretend surprise, but Peggy ventured a faint protest.
weddingnounUS /ˈwedɪŋ/
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Malcolm MacPherson had gone, after an hour of useless pleading, Aunt Olivia came up to us, pale and prim and determined, and told us that there was to be no wedding.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Olivia, do you think you have done right?”
