afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading I had to tell him the truth, my dear."
draggedverbUS /dræɡd/
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You told him that she was the uncontrolled mistress of her money!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had to tell him the truth, my dear."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
interviewverbUS /ˈɪntərvjuː/
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the truth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
JeannounUS /dʒiːn/
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "You told him that she was the uncontrolled mistress of her money!"
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "You told him that she was the uncontrolled mistress of her money!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had to tell him the truth, my dear."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You told him that she was the uncontrolled mistress of her money!"
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
reportedadjectiveUS /ˌriːˈpɔːrtɪd/
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
sweptadjectiveUS /swept/
possessing sweep
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading I had to tell him the truth, my dear."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You told him that she was the uncontrolled mistress of her money!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "You told him that she was the uncontrolled mistress of her money!"
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "It is the truth.
uncontrolledadjectiveUS /ˌʌnkənˈtroʊld/
not being under control; out of control
From this reading "You told him that she was the uncontrolled mistress of her money!"
Vance
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From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In fact the poor anxious lady was glad to submit it to the girl's shrewd hard sense.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading When Miss Vance came into the corridor after she had reported this interview to Lucy, Jean swept her into her room and dragged the whole story from her.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You told him that she was the uncontrolled mistress of her money!"
