Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
Alicia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alicia alone might have disturbed them, but Alicia was asleep.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alicia alone might have disturbed them, but Alicia was asleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
any
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
asleep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alicia alone might have disturbed them, but Alicia was asleep.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
attacked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
away
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
Bagster
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
barred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
bars
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
bedroom
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alicia alone might have disturbed them, but Alicia was asleep.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
cab
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
clicked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
disturbed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alicia alone might have disturbed them, but Alicia was asleep.
door
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
double-locked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
drove
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
early
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
entire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
fear
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
Florrie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
gentle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Alicia alone might have disturbed them, but Alicia was asleep.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
Hilda
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
invasion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
inviolate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
iron
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
Janet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
Janet's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
late
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
Lessways
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
locked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Alicia alone might have disturbed them, but Alicia was asleep.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
mystically
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
occupation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
push
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
real
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
rendered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
safe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
security
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
sense
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
shut
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
softly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
Street
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Alicia alone might have disturbed them, but Alicia was asleep.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
together
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
Turnhill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda had a sense of entire security in this room such as she had never had since she drove away from Lessways Street, Turnhill, early one morning, with Florrie Bagster in a cab.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alicia alone might have disturbed them, but Alicia was asleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The door clicked softly under Janet's gentle push, and they were as safe from invasion as if the door had been of iron, and locked and double-locked and barred with bars of iron.
WORKS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE WORKS I That night, late, Hilda and Janet shut themselves up in the bedroom together.
years
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not that there had been the least real fear of any room of hers being attacked: it was that this room seemed to have been rendered mystically inviolate by long years of Janet's occupation.
