aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beatrice’s disappearance was known at Brandon Hall on the following day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
Beatrice'snounUS /ˈbiːətrɪsɪz/
possessive form of “beatrice” — the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading Beatrice’s disappearance was known at Brandon Hall on the following day.
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From this reading Beatrice’s disappearance was known at Brandon Hall on the following day.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Beatrice’s disappearance was known at Brandon Hall on the following day.
disappearancenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading Beatrice’s disappearance was known at Brandon Hall on the following day.
discoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/
the act of discovering something
From this reading The servants first made the discovery.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The servants first made the discovery.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Beatrice’s disappearance was known at Brandon Hall on the following day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Beatrice’s disappearance was known at Brandon Hall on the following day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Beatrice’s disappearance was known at Brandon Hall on the following day.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The servants first made the discovery.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRACK.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The servants first made the discovery.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
suspicionnounUS /səˈspɪʃən/
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRACK.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found her absent from her room, and no one had seen her about the house.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
TRACKnounUS /træk/
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading ON THE TRACK.
unusualadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading It was an unusual thing for her to be out of the house early in the day, and of late for many months she had scarcely ever left her room, so that now her absence at once excited suspicion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beatrice’s disappearance was known at Brandon Hall on the following day.
