adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You never saw such a fuss as every one made of me and James afterwards.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For he was found next morning on the level-crossing after the down express had passed.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading You never saw such a fuss as every one made of me and James afterwards.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I might have been a queen and him a king.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading For he was found next morning on the level-crossing after the down express had passed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You never saw such a fuss as every one made of me and James afterwards.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
give expression to
From this reading For he was found next morning on the level-crossing after the down express had passed.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he was found next morning on the level-crossing after the down express had passed.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading For he was found next morning on the level-crossing after the down express had passed.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
fussverbUS /fʌs/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading You never saw such a fuss as every one made of me and James afterwards.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I might have been a queen and him a king.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I might have been a queen and him a king.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading You never saw such a fuss as every one made of me and James afterwards.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading I might have been a queen and him a king.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
level-crossing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he was found next morning on the level-crossing after the down express had passed.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You never saw such a fuss as every one made of me and James afterwards.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You never saw such a fuss as every one made of me and James afterwards.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might have been a queen and him a king.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading For he was found next morning on the level-crossing after the down express had passed.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You never saw such a fuss as every one made of me and James afterwards.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading For he was found next morning on the level-crossing after the down express had passed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For he was found next morning on the level-crossing after the down express had passed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading For he was found next morning on the level-crossing after the down express had passed.
queennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading I might have been a queen and him a king.
relationsnounUS /riˈleɪʃənz/
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading You never saw such a fuss as every one made of me and James afterwards.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You never saw such a fuss as every one made of me and James afterwards.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with that he went out of the room, and out of the house through the front door.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He had no relations and he had no friends, and I suppose he had nowhere to go with his character gone, and so it happened that was truly his last word as far as any one knows.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You never saw such a fuss as every one made of me and James afterwards.
