adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But on the landing above she met Paul Déroulède.
adieunounUS /əˈduː/
a farewell remark
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
badenounUS /beɪd/
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
Blakeney
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From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on the landing above she met Paul Déroulède.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
Déroulède
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From this reading But on the landing above she met Paul Déroulède.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
ghostnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/
highest in quality
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Anne Mie let herself into the house with her own latch-key.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Anne Mie let herself into the house with her own latch-key.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anne Mie let herself into the house with her own latch-key.
JealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading Jealousy.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading But on the landing above she met Paul Déroulède.
latch-key
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From this reading Anne Mie let herself into the house with her own latch-key.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Anne Mie let herself into the house with her own latch-key.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading But on the landing above she met Paul Déroulède.
Mie
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From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
noiselesslyadverb
without a sound
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on the landing above she met Paul Déroulède.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
partedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
PaulnounUS /pɔːl/
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading But on the landing above she met Paul Déroulède.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
upstairsadverbUS /əpˈsterz/
on a floor above
From this reading She closed the heavy door noiselessly, then glided upstairs like a quaint little ghost.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At the door of her home Blakeney parted from Anne Mie, with all the courtesy with which he would have bade adieu to the greatest lady in his own land.
