ACQUAINTANCEnounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT?"
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Halfway to her front door Mrs. Whitney paused to scan the outward appearance of her home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
assistverbUS /əˈsɪst/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
AULDadjectiveUS /ɔːld/
a Scottish word
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT?"
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT?"
capnounUS /kæp/
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
chauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Halfway to her front door Mrs. Whitney paused to scan the outward appearance of her home.
doorbellnounUS /ˈdɔːrbel/
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
FORGOTverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Winslow Whitney, gathering her wraps together, stepped from the limousine.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Halfway to her front door Mrs. Whitney paused to scan the outward appearance of her home.
furnounUS /fɜːr/
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Mrs. Winslow Whitney, gathering her wraps together, stepped from the limousine.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
HalfwayadjectiveUS /ˈhæfˈweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading Halfway to her front door Mrs. Whitney paused to scan the outward appearance of her home.
hastenedverbUS /ˈheɪsənd/
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Winslow Whitney, gathering her wraps together, stepped from the limousine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Halfway to her front door Mrs. Whitney paused to scan the outward appearance of her home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
laprobe
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From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
limousinenounUS /ˈlɪməziːn/
large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
From this reading Mrs. Winslow Whitney, gathering her wraps together, stepped from the limousine.
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Winslow Whitney, gathering her wraps together, stepped from the limousine.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Halfway to her front door Mrs. Whitney paused to scan the outward appearance of her home.
outwardadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtwərd/
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading Halfway to her front door Mrs. Whitney paused to scan the outward appearance of her home.
pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Halfway to her front door Mrs. Whitney paused to scan the outward appearance of her home.
respectfullyadverbUS /rɪˈspektfəli/
in a respectful manner
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
ringverbUS /rɪŋ/
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
scanverbUS /skæn/
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Halfway to her front door Mrs. Whitney paused to scan the outward appearance of her home.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
SHOULDmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT?"
sidewalknounUS /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
steppedverbUS /stept/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Mrs. Winslow Whitney, gathering her wraps together, stepped from the limousine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Winslow Whitney, gathering her wraps together, stepped from the limousine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Mrs. Winslow Whitney, gathering her wraps together, stepped from the limousine.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
touchingadjectiveUS /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
arousing affect
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very good, ma'am," and touching his cap respectfully, he took from the limousine the heavy fur laprobe and hastened to ring the doorbell for his mistress.
WhitneynounUS /ˈwɪtni/
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading Mrs. Winslow Whitney, gathering her wraps together, stepped from the limousine.
WinslownounUS /ˈwɪnzloʊ/
English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)
From this reading Mrs. Winslow Whitney, gathering her wraps together, stepped from the limousine.
wrapsnounUS /ræps/
plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
From this reading Mrs. Winslow Whitney, gathering her wraps together, stepped from the limousine.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shall not need you again tonight, Henry," she said, as the chauffeur sprang to the sidewalk to assist her.
