adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/
to or in a foreign country
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
AnywayadverbUS /ˈeniweɪ/
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The maid arrived with Master Jervie's card.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
cardnounUS /kɑːrd/
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading The maid arrived with Master Jervie's card.
chaperoningverbUS /ˈʃæpəroʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “chaperone” — accompany as a chaperone
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
flounderingverbUS /ˈflaʊndərɪŋ/
-ing form of “flounder” — walk with great difficulty
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
FournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
graspverbUS /ɡræsp/
hold firmly
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
I'd
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From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
invitedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtəd/
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
Jervie's
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From this reading The maid arrived with Master Jervie's card.
Julia
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From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
MAGNOLIAnounUS /mæɡˈnoʊljə/
dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading The maid arrived with Master Jervie's card.
MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The maid arrived with Master Jervie's card.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
metaphornounUS /ˈmetəfɔːr/
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
supportnounUS /səˈpɔːrt/
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
teachverbUS /tiːtʃ/
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Anyway, I have a very strong feeling that the only honest thing for me to do is to teach this summer and begin to support myself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He is going abroad too this summer; not with Julia and her family, but entirely by himself I told him that you had invited me to go with a lady who is chaperoning a party of girls.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The maid arrived with Master Jervie's card.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading MAGNOLIA, Four days later I'd got just that much written, when--what do you think happened?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I seem to be floundering in a sea of metaphor--but I hope you grasp my meaning?
