adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
abnormaladjectiveUS /æbˈnɔːrməl/
not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
advancedadjectiveUS /ədˈvænst/
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
attractsverbUS /əˈtrækts/
third-person singular of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
brilliantadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪljənt/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading When that time comes there will be surprisingly few divorces.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
divorcesnounUS /dɪˈvɔːrsɪz/
plural of “divorce” — the legal dissolution of a marriage
From this reading When that time comes there will be surprisingly few divorces.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
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 When that time comes there will be surprisingly few divorces.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
kissnounUS /kɪs/
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
magnificentadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/
characterized by grandeur
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
marriageableadjective
of girls or women who are eligible to marry
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
mealtimenounUS /ˈmiːltaɪm/
the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
MmnounUS /m/
a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
morbidadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrbəd/
suggesting an unhealthy mental state
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
normaladjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrməl/
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
sniffverbUS /snɪf/
perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
substantialadjectiveUS /səbˈstænʃəl/
of considerable importance, size, or worth
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
surprisinglyadverbUS /sərˈpraɪzɪŋli/
in a surprising manner
From this reading When that time comes there will be surprisingly few divorces.
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
TESTnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When that time comes there will be surprisingly few divorces.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading When that time comes there will be surprisingly few divorces.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When that time comes there will be surprisingly few divorces.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
typenounUS /taɪp/
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When that time comes there will be surprisingly few divorces.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The husband of whom we dream at twenty is not at all the type of man who attracts us at thirty.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man I married at twenty was a brilliant, morbid, handsome, abnormal creature with magnificent eyes and very white teeth and no particular appetite at mealtime.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE TEST Some day the marriageable age for women will be advanced from twenty to thirty, and the old maid line will be changed from thirty to forty.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The man whom I could care for at thirty would be the normal, safe and substantial sort who would come in at six o’clock, kiss me once, sniff the air twice and say: “Mm!
