adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
alarmedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmd/
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
Belford
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From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
Didn't
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From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
Emily
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From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
emotionnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃən/
any strong feeling
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
groomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
Mirabel
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From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
mistakenounUS /mɪˈsteɪk/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I sent a note to my sister, in case he made any mistake.”
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford.
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 Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expressed a more serious emotion than surprise--he looked at her as if she had alarmed him.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I told the groom I wished you to wait for my return.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Didn’t you get my message?” he asked.
