adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading But he found her amusing and at times comforting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading He had had no intention of buying Anna.
Anna'snounUS /ˈænəz/
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he found her amusing and at times comforting.
awareadjectiveUS /əˈwer/
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he found her amusing and at times comforting.
buyingnounUS /ˈbaɪɪŋ/
the act of buying
From this reading He had had no intention of buying Anna.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading He was certainly not in love with her.
ChristmasnounUS /ˈkrɪsməs/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
Clayton
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From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
comfortingadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/
providing freedom from worry
From this reading But he found her amusing and at times comforting.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
Dunbar
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From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
fastenedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsənd/
firmly closed or secured
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading But he found her amusing and at times comforting.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was certainly not in love with her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was certainly not in love with her.
intentionnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃən/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading He had had no intention of buying Anna.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He was certainly not in love with her.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had had no intention of buying Anna.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was certainly not in love with her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had had no intention of buying Anna.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading But he found her amusing and at times comforting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
uneasilyadverbUS /əˈniːzəli/
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
unluckyadjectiveUS /ənˈlʌki/
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading He had, of course, expected to lose her after the unlucky day when Clayton had found them together, but Dunbar had advised that she be kept on for a time at least.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was certainly not in love with her.
wristnounUS /rɪst/
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading From the moment, the day before Christmas, when Graham had taken the little watch from his pocket and fastened it on Anna's wrist, he was rather uneasily aware that she had become his creature.
