AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading T. A. Buck, busy with his cigar, laughed a little self-consciously.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
boltedverbUS /ˈboʊltəd/
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
BuckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading T. A. Buck, busy with his cigar, laughed a little self-consciously.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading T. A. Buck, busy with his cigar, laughed a little self-consciously.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading T. A. Buck, busy with his cigar, laughed a little self-consciously.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading T. A. Buck, quite cool and unruffled, viewed her sudden departure quizzically.
departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/
the act of departing
From this reading T. A. Buck, quite cool and unruffled, viewed her sudden departure quizzically.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
explainverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪn/
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading T. A. Buck, busy with his cigar, laughed a little self-consciously.
imaginingverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənɪŋ/
-ing form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "You're imagining things."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading T. A. Buck, busy with his cigar, laughed a little self-consciously.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading T. A. Buck, busy with his cigar, laughed a little self-consciously.
McChesney
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From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
nonsensenounUS /ˈnɑːnsens/
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" he said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" he said.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
particularlyadverbUS /ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading T. A. Buck, quite cool and unruffled, viewed her sudden departure quizzically.
quizzicallyadverb
in a quizzical and questioning manner
From this reading T. A. Buck, quite cool and unruffled, viewed her sudden departure quizzically.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" he said.
self-consciouslyadverb
in an uncomfortably self-conscious manner
From this reading T. A. Buck, busy with his cigar, laughed a little self-consciously.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading T. A. Buck, quite cool and unruffled, viewed her sudden departure quizzically.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
TnounUS /tiː/
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. A. Buck, busy with his cigar, laughed a little self-consciously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "You're imagining things."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
unfortunateadjectiveUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənət/
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
unruffledadjectiveUS /ənˈrʌfəld/
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
From this reading T. A. Buck, quite cool and unruffled, viewed her sudden departure quizzically.
viewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading T. A. Buck, quite cool and unruffled, viewed her sudden departure quizzically.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Which remark, while not a particularly happy one, certainly was not in itself so unfortunate as to explain why Mrs. McChesney should have turned rather suddenly and bolted into her own office across the hall and closed the door behind her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading T. A. Buck, busy with his cigar, laughed a little self-consciously.
You're
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From this reading "You're imagining things."
