adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You'll see that Royal gets a card, Harriet?" she had said.
accidentallyadverbUS /ˌæksəˈdentəli/
without advance planning
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Harriet was thankful to believe the affair between him and Nina well over.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Harriet was thankful to believe the affair between him and Nina well over.
BermudanounUS /bərˈmjuːdə/
a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Harriet was thankful to believe the affair between him and Nina well over.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
Blondin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
cardnounUS /kɑːrd/
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading "You'll see that Royal gets a card, Harriet?" she had said.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
getsnounUS /ɡets/
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "You'll see that Royal gets a card, Harriet?" she had said.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
Harriet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
listverbUS /lɪst/
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
NinanounUS /ˈniːnə/
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Harriet was thankful to believe the affair between him and Nina well over.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
payverbUS /peɪ/
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
respectsnounUS /rɪˈspekts/
(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You'll see that Royal gets a card, Harriet?" she had said.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You'll see that Royal gets a card, Harriet?" she had said.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Harriet was thankful to believe the affair between him and Nina well over.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Royal Blondin presently came to pay his respects to Harriet in her changed position.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Nina had told her that he had been forbidden the house, in December; they had seen him only two or three times since their return from Bermuda, and then accidentally.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harriet was thankful to believe the affair between him and Nina well over.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Harriet was thankful to believe the affair between him and Nina well over.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The girl was growing up now, there were other men in her world, and for the list for her eighteenth birthday party she had merely mentioned his name among others.
You'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll see that Royal gets a card, Harriet?" she had said.
