adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Hemstead was at the centre-table, under the now-lighted chandelier, reading aloud from the Bible.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hemstead was at the centre-table, under the now-lighted chandelier, reading aloud from the Bible.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
BiblenounUS /ˈbaɪbəl/
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading Hemstead was at the centre-table, under the now-lighted chandelier, reading aloud from the Bible.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
centre-table
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From this reading Hemstead was at the centre-table, under the now-lighted chandelier, reading aloud from the Bible.
chandeliernounUS /ʃændəˈlɪr/
branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
From this reading Hemstead was at the centre-table, under the now-lighted chandelier, reading aloud from the Bible.
DAWNINGnounUS /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/
the first light of day
From this reading THE DAWNING LIGHT.
DenounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
firelightnoun
the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
Forrest
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From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hemstead was at the centre-table, under the now-lighted chandelier, reading aloud from the Bible.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
Hemstead
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From this reading Hemstead was at the centre-table, under the now-lighted chandelier, reading aloud from the Bible.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
LIGHTadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE DAWNING LIGHT.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
Lottie
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From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
now-lighted
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From this reading Hemstead was at the centre-table, under the now-lighted chandelier, reading aloud from the Bible.
occupantsnounUS /ˈɑːkjəpənts/
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
puzzledadjectiveUS /ˈpʌzəld/
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
rangverbUS /ræŋ/
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Hemstead was at the centre-table, under the now-lighted chandelier, reading aloud from the Bible.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
sauntered
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From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
supper-bell
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From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAWNING LIGHT.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Hemstead was at the centre-table, under the now-lighted chandelier, reading aloud from the Bible.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lottie sat by the hearth, the firelight playing upon an unusually grave and thoughtful face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hemstead was at the centre-table, under the now-lighted chandelier, reading aloud from the Bible.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading Some little time before the supper-bell rang, De Forrest sauntered in, and witnessed a scene that both surprised and puzzled him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet a lover would scarcely have found, in the quiet and pretty picture that the parlor and its occupants made, any ground for jealousy.
