adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But when day after day rolled by, and no Font Abbey, he was dashed, uneasy, and, above all, perplexed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But when day after day rolled by, and no Font Abbey, he was dashed, uneasy, and, above all, perplexed.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But when day after day rolled by, and no Font Abbey, he was dashed, uneasy, and, above all, perplexed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What could be the reason?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when day after day rolled by, and no Font Abbey, he was dashed, uneasy, and, above all, perplexed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But when day after day rolled by, and no Font Abbey, he was dashed, uneasy, and, above all, perplexed.
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 DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
cooledverbUS /kuːld/
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could be the reason?
dashedadjectiveUS /dæʃt/
having gaps or spaces
From this reading But when day after day rolled by, and no Font Abbey, he was dashed, uneasy, and, above all, perplexed.
DAVIDnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
DODD
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From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
EvenounUS /iːv/
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
FontnounUS /fɑːnt/
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when day after day rolled by, and no Font Abbey, he was dashed, uneasy, and, above all, perplexed.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had he, with his rough ways, offended her?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
invitationnounUS /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
offendedadjectiveUS /əˈfendəd/
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading Had he, with his rough ways, offended her?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
perplexedadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading But when day after day rolled by, and no Font Abbey, he was dashed, uneasy, and, above all, perplexed.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading What could be the reason?
rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading But when day after day rolled by, and no Font Abbey, he was dashed, uneasy, and, above all, perplexed.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Had he, with his rough ways, offended her?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three days elapsed, and no invitation to Font Abbey; on this his happiness cooled of itself.
throwverbUS /θroʊ/
propel through the air
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading But when day after day rolled by, and no Font Abbey, he was dashed, uneasy, and, above all, perplexed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading DAVID DODD was so radiant and happy for a day or two that Eve had not the heart to throw cold water on him again.
waysnounUS /weɪz/
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Had he, with his rough ways, offended her?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could be the reason?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when day after day rolled by, and no Font Abbey, he was dashed, uneasy, and, above all, perplexed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had he, with his rough ways, offended her?
