adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing more could now be done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been no other chapter of moment in her life, she told herself sternly.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading That chapter was closed.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading That chapter was closed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing more could now be done.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
dejectedadjectiveUS /dɪˈdʒektɪd/
affected or marked by low spirits
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Nothing more could now be done.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been no other chapter of moment in her life, she told herself sternly.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There had been no other chapter of moment in her life, she told herself sternly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
listverbUS /lɪst/
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading There had been no other chapter of moment in her life, she told herself sternly.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nothing more could now be done.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no other chapter of moment in her life, she told herself sternly.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing more could now be done.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Nothing more could now be done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There had been no other chapter of moment in her life, she told herself sternly.
outgoingadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtɡoʊɪŋ/
leaving a place or a position
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
Perry'snounUS /ˈperiz/
possessive form of “perry” — United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
ruinedadjectiveUS /ˈruːənd/
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading There had been no other chapter of moment in her life, she told herself sternly.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That chapter was closed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been no other chapter of moment in her life, she told herself sternly.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading There had been no other chapter of moment in her life, she told herself sternly.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when she saw his name in a list of outgoing passengers on the Paris her heart gave a bound of relief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucy was silent and dejected for a day or two, being filled with pity for Mr. Perry's ruined life.
