adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
bellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading During the morning business was comparatively slack.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/
a game played with playing cards
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
choicenounUS /tʃɔɪs/
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
coffeenounUS /ˈkɑːfi/
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading During the morning business was comparatively slack.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
drankverbUS /dræŋk/
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the morning business was comparatively slack.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
FraunounUS /fraʊ/
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
liqueurnounUS /lɪˈkɜːr/
strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
mealnounUS /miːl/
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
middaynounUS /ˈmɪddeɪ/
the middle of the day
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading During the morning business was comparatively slack.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
Sabina
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
shopverbUS /ʃɑːp/
do one's shopping
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
slackadjectiveUS /slæk/
not tense or taut
From this reading During the morning business was comparatively slack.
spiritsnounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
stomachsnounUS /ˈstʌməks/
plural of “stomach” — an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
teanounUS /tiː/
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading But in the afternoon six or seven choice spirits played cards, and everybody who was anybody drank tea or coffee.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the morning business was comparatively slack.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
upstairsadverbUS /əpˈsterz/
on a floor above
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the morning business was comparatively slack.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sabina answered the shop bell, attended to a few customers who drank a liqueur to warm their stomachs before the midday meal, and ran upstairs now and again to ask the Frau if she wanted anything.
