aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I forgot to give orders about your lunch,” said Mr. Knight tentatively.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, yes, Father; that is, I lunched out, at the Hall.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
bicycledverbUS /ˈbaɪsɪkəld/
past form of “bicycle” — ride a bicycle
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
EVERadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I forgot to give orders about your lunch,” said Mr. Knight tentatively.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I hope that you managed to get some.”
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I forgot to give orders about your lunch,” said Mr. Knight tentatively.
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From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Oh, yes, Father; that is, I lunched out, at the Hall.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope that you managed to get some.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I forgot to give orders about your lunch,” said Mr. Knight tentatively.
IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed!
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, yes, Father; that is, I lunched out, at the Hall.”
KnightnounUS /naɪt/
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “I forgot to give orders about your lunch,” said Mr. Knight tentatively.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/
take the midday meal
From this reading “I forgot to give orders about your lunch,” said Mr. Knight tentatively.
lunchedverbUS /lʌntʃt/
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading “Oh, yes, Father; that is, I lunched out, at the Hall.”
managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I forgot to give orders about your lunch,” said Mr. Knight tentatively.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes, Father; that is, I lunched out, at the Hall.”
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
ordersnounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “I forgot to give orders about your lunch,” said Mr. Knight tentatively.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Oh, yes, Father; that is, I lunched out, at the Hall.”
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I forgot to give orders about your lunch,” said Mr. Knight tentatively.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I hope that you managed to get some.”
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
supposedadjectiveUS /səˈpoʊzd/
required or under orders
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
tentativelyadverbUS /ˈtentətɪvli/
in a tentative manner
From this reading “I forgot to give orders about your lunch,” said Mr. Knight tentatively.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading FOR EVER Godfrey managed to be late again, and only reached home five minutes after his father, who had bicycled instead of walking from the station as he supposed that he would do.
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes, Father; that is, I lunched out, at the Hall.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope that you managed to get some.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I forgot to give orders about your lunch,” said Mr. Knight tentatively.
