adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every night he thought of Nancy, and suffered heartache.
baby'snounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Must not the separation from her child be hard?
birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading He thought, too, of Nancy’s child, his own son.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
forbore
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From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Must not the separation from her child be hard?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every night he thought of Nancy, and suffered heartache.
heartachenounUS /ˈhɑːrteɪk/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Every night he thought of Nancy, and suffered heartache.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Must not the separation from her child be hard?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought, too, of Nancy’s child, his own son.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must not the separation from her child be hard?
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Every night he thought of Nancy, and suffered heartache.
Nancy'snounUS /ˈnænsiz/
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading He thought, too, of Nancy’s child, his own son.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Every night he thought of Nancy, and suffered heartache.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Must not the separation from her child be hard?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every night he thought of Nancy, and suffered heartache.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He thought, too, of Nancy’s child, his own son.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/
the state of lacking unity
From this reading Must not the separation from her child be hard?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading He thought, too, of Nancy’s child, his own son.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Every night he thought of Nancy, and suffered heartache.
Tarrant
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From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Every night he thought of Nancy, and suffered heartache.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He thought, too, of Nancy’s child, his own son.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every day Tarrant said to himself: ‘I am a free man; I was only married in a dream.’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading That Nancy was a tender mother, he knew from the letter she had written him after the baby’s birth,--a letter he would have liked to read again, but forbore.
