adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Is she offended at my letting you know she wrote to me, or is it some new affair?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading Do you know I have not had a word of answer from her since!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What can be the reason?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can be the reason?
cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know I have not had a word of answer from her since!
dupeverbUS /duːp/
fool or hoax
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
FriendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Do you know I have not had a word of answer from her since!
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Do you know I have not had a word of answer from her since!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Do you know I have not had a word of answer from her since!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know I have not had a word of answer from her since!
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
lettingnounUS /ˈletɪŋ/
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading Is she offended at my letting you know she wrote to me, or is it some new affair?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Is she offended at my letting you know she wrote to me, or is it some new affair?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Is she offended at my letting you know she wrote to me, or is it some new affair?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do you know I have not had a word of answer from her since!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
offendedadjectiveUS /əˈfendəd/
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading Is she offended at my letting you know she wrote to me, or is it some new affair?
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is she offended at my letting you know she wrote to me, or is it some new affair?
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
prospectnounUS /ˈprɑːspekt/
the possibility of future success
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
purgatorynounUS /ˈpɜːrɡətɔːri/
a temporary condition of torment or suffering
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading What can be the reason?
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is she offended at my letting you know she wrote to me, or is it some new affair?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Is she offended at my letting you know she wrote to me, or is it some new affair?
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What can be the reason?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
tormentsnounUS /ˈtɔːrments/
plural of “torment” — unbearable physical pain
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Do you know I have not had a word of answer from her since!
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would put an end to my torments at once; but I am as great a coward as I have been a dupe.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Is she offended at my letting you know she wrote to me, or is it some new affair?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Friend, I ought to have written to you before; but since I received your letter, I have been in a sort of purgatory, and what is worse, I see no prospect of getting out of it.
