adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
boyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
consequencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading He was yawning and counting the hours.
D'Argy
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From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
easeverbUS /iːz/
move gently or carefully
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
Fred
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From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
Fred's
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From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading From time to time his mother glanced at him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From time to time his mother glanced at him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He was yawning and counting the hours.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading From time to time his mother glanced at him.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
held or filled or in use
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
rashnounUS /ræʃ/
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
repairingverbUS /rɪˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
resignedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnd/
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
saddenedverbUS /ˈsædənd/
past form of “sadden” — make unhappy
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
slingverbUS /slɪŋ/
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From time to time his mother glanced at him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From time to time his mother glanced at him.
velocipedenoun
any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was yawning and counting the hours.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Fred had seen her in his boyhood knitting in the same way with the same, look on her face, when he had been thrown from his pony, or had fallen from his velocipede.
wearverbUS /wer/
be dressed in
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame D'Argy sat knitting by the window in Fred's chamber, with that resigned but saddened air that mothers wear when they are occupied in repairing the consequences of some rash folly.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading He himself looked ill at ease and worried, as he lay on a sofa with his arm in a sling.
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading He was yawning and counting the hours.
