adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lionel Varick a murderer?
acceptverbUS /ækˈsept/
consider or hold as true
From this reading Her mind, her heart, refused to accept the possibility.
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading Again and again she tried to fill in the bare outlines of the tale.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
Blanche
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From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/
true confidential information
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
FarrownounUS /ˈferoʊ/
the production of a litter of pigs
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
fillverbUS /fɪl/
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Again and again she tried to fill in the bare outlines of the tale.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her mind, her heart, refused to accept the possibility.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mind, her heart, refused to accept the possibility.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again and again she tried to fill in the bare outlines of the tale.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
Lionel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lionel Varick a murderer?
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
meagreadjective
deficient in amount or quality or extent
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her mind, her heart, refused to accept the possibility.
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading Lionel Varick a murderer?
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
outlinesnounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Again and again she tried to fill in the bare outlines of the tale.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
possibilitynounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiː/
a future prospect or potential
From this reading Her mind, her heart, refused to accept the possibility.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
refusedverbUS /rəˈfjuːzd/
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Her mind, her heart, refused to accept the possibility.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
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 Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
SuddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
talenounUS /teɪl/
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 Again and again she tried to fill in the bare outlines of the tale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Again and again she tried to fill in the bare outlines of the tale.
Varick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lionel Varick a murderer?
Varick's
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From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
Wyndfell
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From this reading Again and again, as Blanche Farrow walked slowly back to Wyndfell Hall, she went over the meagre details of the strange story she had just been told.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Suddenly there came back to her a recollection of the curious, now many years old, circumstances which had attended her knowledge of Varick's first marriage.
