AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
apparitionnounUS /ˌæpərˈɪʃən/
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
Denis
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From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
elementsnounUS /ˈeləmənts/
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
emotionaladjectiveUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/
determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
frameverbUS /freɪm/
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
furiousadjectiveUS /ˈfjʊriəs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Yes, he was positively glad to see them.
Gombauld
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From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
hopedverbUS /hoʊpt/
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
infuriatingly
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From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
irritationnounUS /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
losingverbUS /ˈluːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
having a point
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading Yes, he was positively glad to see them.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yes, he was positively glad to see them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
tempernounUS /ˈtempər/
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading A moment more and he would have been losing his temper again--and Anne would be keeping hers, infuriatingly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yes, he was positively glad to see them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Indeed, he was rather pleased than annoyed when the two faces, one brown and pointed, the other round and pale, appeared in the frame of the open door.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The energy born of his restless irritation was dying within him, returning to its emotional elements.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Gombauld was by no means so furious at their apparition as Denis had hoped and expected he would be.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, he was positively glad to see them.
