adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
Barbara
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From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
Dennis
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From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
disturbancenounUS /dɪˈstɜːrbəns/
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
else
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From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
Eustace
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From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/
accept an excuse for
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
favouritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
Goodwood
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From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
half-truthnoun
a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
initiativenounUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
MeetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
Miltoun
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From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
Miltoun's
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From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
neglectverbUS /nəˈɡlekt/
leave undone or leave out
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
Nettlefold
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From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
pretextnounUS /ˈpriːtekst/
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
progressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
risknounUS /rɪsk/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As a fact, her father and mother had gone to Lord Dennis, for Goodwood, and the chief difficulty had been to excuse her own neglect of that favourite Meeting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barbara gave the news of her brother's illness to no one else, common sense telling her to run no risk of disturbance.
TownnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
ValleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She had fallen back on the half-truth that Eustace wanted her in Town; and, since Lord and Lady Valleys had neither of them shaken off a certain uneasiness about their son, the pretext sufficed:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
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 It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Of her own initiative, she brought a doctor, and went down twice a day to hear reports of Miltoun's progress.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was not until the sixth day, when the crisis was well past and Miltoun quite free from fever, that she again went down to Nettlefold.
