adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
accustomedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌstəmd/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
affectverbUS /əˈfekt/
have an effect upon
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading They were to sleep together in Biddy's small bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
BiddynounUS /ˈbɪdi/
adult female chicken
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
Biddy's
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From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
Cronane
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From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
discomforts
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From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
hardshipnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪp/
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
MURPHYSnounUS /ˈmɜːrfiz/
plural of “murphy” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading THE MURPHYS.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/
in other respects or ways
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
PersonallyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrsənəli/
as yourself
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading They were to sleep together in Biddy's small bed.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were to sleep together in Biddy's small bed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MURPHYS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Personally, discomforts did not affect them; they had never been accustomed to luxury, and rather liked the sense of hardship than otherwise.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They were to sleep together in Biddy's small bed.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were to sleep together in Biddy's small bed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane.
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 Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor.
