adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading “I arrived in this desolate, God-forsaken spot just ten days ago.
Ainslie's
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From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “I arrived in this desolate, God-forsaken spot just ten days ago.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
book-agent
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From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
couldn't
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From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “I arrived in this desolate, God-forsaken spot just ten days ago.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading “I arrived in this desolate, God-forsaken spot just ten days ago.
didn't
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From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
fishedverbUS /fɪʃt/
past form of “fish” — seek indirectly
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
God-forsaken
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From this reading “I arrived in this desolate, God-forsaken spot just ten days ago.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “'In town' is good,” he said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “'In town' is good,” he said.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I arrived in this desolate, God-forsaken spot just ten days ago.
I've
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From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “'In town' is good,” he said.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'In town' is good,” he said.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “I arrived in this desolate, God-forsaken spot just ten days ago.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
mentallyadverbUS /ˈmentəli/
in your mind
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
pardonverbUS /ˈpɑːrdən/
accept an excuse for
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “'In town' is good,” he said.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I arrived in this desolate, God-forsaken spot just ten days ago.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “I arrived in this desolate, God-forsaken spot just ten days ago.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I arrived in this desolate, God-forsaken spot just ten days ago.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “'In town' is good,” he said.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until now I've hunted and fished every day, but I didn't get anything but a cold.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
whispernounUS /ˈwɪspər/
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading It was very good, of its kind--I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days.”
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She had already recognised him as the young man she saw standing in the road the day she went to Miss Ainslie's, and mentally asked his pardon for thinking he was a book-agent.
