adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The short six weeks of the season were already close to an end.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The short six weeks of the season were already close to an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Denis Nolan had let his little place at Pinehurst.
Audrey
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From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By mid-January the south and California would have claimed most of the women and some of the men.
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading By mid-January the south and California would have claimed most of the women and some of the men.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
claimedverbUS /kleɪmd/
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading By mid-January the south and California would have claimed most of the women and some of the men.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The short six weeks of the season were already close to an end.
coastnounUS /koʊst/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
Denis
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From this reading Denis Nolan had let his little place at Pinehurst.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The short six weeks of the season were already close to an end.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
FloridanounUS /ˈflɔːrədə/
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
gayadjectiveUS /ɡeɪ/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By mid-January the south and California would have claimed most of the women and some of the men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Denis Nolan had let his little place at Pinehurst.
house-boat
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From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Denis Nolan had let his little place at Pinehurst.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Denis Nolan had let his little place at Pinehurst.
Mackenzies
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From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
madlyadverbUS /ˈmædli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading By mid-January the south and California would have claimed most of the women and some of the men.
mid-Januarynoun
the middle part of January
From this reading By mid-January the south and California would have claimed most of the women and some of the men.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading By mid-January the south and California would have claimed most of the women and some of the men.
Nolan
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From this reading Denis Nolan had let his little place at Pinehurst.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
Pinehurst
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From this reading Denis Nolan had let his little place at Pinehurst.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Denis Nolan had let his little place at Pinehurst.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The short six weeks of the season were already close to an end.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The short six weeks of the season were already close to an end.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The short six weeks of the season were already close to an end.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading By mid-January the south and California would have claimed most of the women and some of the men.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading By mid-January the south and California would have claimed most of the women and some of the men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The short six weeks of the season were already close to an end.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The short six weeks of the season were already close to an end.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The short six weeks of the season were already close to an end.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were a few, of course, who saw the inevitable catastrophe: the Mackenzies had laid up their house-boat on the west coast of Florida.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The gay and fashionable crowd of which Audrey had been the center played madly that winter.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading By mid-January the south and California would have claimed most of the women and some of the men.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By mid-January the south and California would have claimed most of the women and some of the men.
