adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
accidentnounUS /ˈæksədənt/
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading It hung at the best by the merest silken thread, which was at the mercy of any accident and might snap at any minute.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It hung at the best by the merest silken thread, which was at the mercy of any accident and might snap at any minute.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It hung at the best by the merest silken thread, which was at the mercy of any accident and might snap at any minute.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
casualadjectiveUS /ˈkæʒəwəl/
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
charmnounUS /tʃɑːrm/
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
complicationsnounUS /ˌkɑːmpləˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
concernedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrnd/
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
delicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
EighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading It hung at the best by the merest silken thread, which was at the mercy of any accident and might snap at any minute.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
impedimentsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpedəmənts/
plural of “impediment” — something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
lightenedverbUS /ˈlaɪtənd/
past form of “lighten” — make more cheerful
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
mercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading It hung at the best by the merest silken thread, which was at the mercy of any accident and might snap at any minute.
merestadjectiveUS /ˈmerəst/
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading It hung at the best by the merest silken thread, which was at the mercy of any accident and might snap at any minute.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It hung at the best by the merest silken thread, which was at the mercy of any accident and might snap at any minute.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
precariousnessnoun
extreme dangerousness
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
probableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːbəbəl/
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
reasonsnounUS /ˈriːzənz/
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
relationnounUS /riˈleɪʃən/
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
secretsnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading It hung at the best by the merest silken thread, which was at the mercy of any accident and might snap at any minute.
snapverbUS /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading It hung at the best by the merest silken thread, which was at the mercy of any accident and might snap at any minute.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading It hung at the best by the merest silken thread, which was at the mercy of any accident and might snap at any minute.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eighteen days elapsed, and she had begun to think it probable she should never see him again.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading He too then understood now: he had made out that she had secrets and reasons and impediments, that even a poor girl at the P.O. might have her complications.
untroubledadjectiveUS /ənˈtrʌbəld/
not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It hung at the best by the merest silken thread, which was at the mercy of any accident and might snap at any minute.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Never so much as during these latter days had she felt the precariousness of their relation—the happy beautiful untroubled original one, if it could only have been restored—in which the public servant and the casual public only were concerned.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With the charm she had cast on him lightened by distance he had suffered a final delicacy to speak to him, had made up his mind that it would be only decent to let her alone.
