adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nearly a year went by.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nearly a year went by.
CarlylenounUS /ˈkɑːrlaɪl/
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
CHARMINGadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
pleasing or delighting
From this reading CHARMING RESULTS.
chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/
for the most part
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
continentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading How fared it with Lady Isabel?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
fugitivesnounUS /ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪvz/
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
How
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From this reading How fared it with Lady Isabel?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
Isabel
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From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
in motion
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
NearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly a year went by.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
pursuingadjectiveUS /pərˈsuːɪŋ/
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
QuiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
RESULTSnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading CHARMING RESULTS.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
stationaryadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪʃəneri/
standing still
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Quite half the time--taking one absence with the other--he had been away from her, chiefly in Paris, pursuing his own course and his own pleasure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nearly a year went by.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Isabel Carlyle had spent it on the continent--that refuge for such fugitives--now moving about from place to place with her companion, now stationary and alone.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Nearly a year went by.
