adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
badlyadverbUS /ˈbædli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “You played it badly just now, and there is no excuse for it, Eloise.”
Ballard
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From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
criticallyadverbUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəli/
in a critical manner
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
DAUGHTERnounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
disapprovalnounUS /dɪsəˈpruːvəl/
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
Dr
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From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
Eloise
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From this reading “You played it badly just now, and there is no excuse for it, Eloise.”
Evringham
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From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/
accept an excuse for
From this reading “You played it badly just now, and there is no excuse for it, Eloise.”
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You played it badly just now, and there is no excuse for it, Eloise.”
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
hostessesnounUS /ˈhoʊstəsəz/
plural of “hostess” — a woman host
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You played it badly just now, and there is no excuse for it, Eloise.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You played it badly just now, and there is no excuse for it, Eloise.”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “You played it badly just now, and there is no excuse for it, Eloise.”
keysnounUS /kiːz/
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
listlessnessnoun
a feeling of lack of interest or energy
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
MOTHERnounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must practice that nocturne,” she said.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “You played it badly just now, and there is no excuse for it, Eloise.”
nocturnenoun
a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
From this reading “You must practice that nocturne,” she said.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “You played it badly just now, and there is no excuse for it, Eloise.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “You played it badly just now, and there is no excuse for it, Eloise.”
practicenounUS /ˈpræktəs/
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “You must practice that nocturne,” she said.
regardedverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪd/
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading The listlessness expressed in the fresh face and rounded figure brought a look of disapproval into the mother's eyes.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You must practice that nocturne,” she said.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mrs. Evringham regarded her daughter critically as the girl sat at the piano, idly running her fingers over the keys.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You must practice that nocturne,” she said.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
a request to be present
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You must practice that nocturne,” she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You played it badly just now, and there is no excuse for it, Eloise.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Dr. Ballard had gone, and his hostesses were awaiting the summons to dinner.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must practice that nocturne,” she said.
