adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fortunately the dinner-getting would be a simple matter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
cleaningnounUS /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
the act of making something clean
From this reading Yet Janice shrank from cleaning the room herself.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
Delia
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From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
dinner-getting
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From this reading Fortunately the dinner-getting would be a simple matter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately the dinner-getting would be a simple matter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet Janice shrank from cleaning the room herself.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet Janice shrank from cleaning the room herself.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
houseworker
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
Janice
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From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
lotnounUS /lɑːt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Fortunately the dinner-getting would be a simple matter.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
Olga
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Yet Janice shrank from cleaning the room herself.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
shrankverbUS /ʃræŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Yet Janice shrank from cleaning the room herself.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Fortunately the dinner-getting would be a simple matter.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Janice dreaded to have this new houseworker look into that back kitchen and see its condition.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What Olga had done with the soft coal ammunition was enough to make Delia depart before she had even taken up her new duties.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had a lot of home work to do for school, and she would have to show the new girl, too, just where everything was kept and what was expected of her.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Janice shrank from cleaning the room herself.
