adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes," she said, stopping and turning to him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He paused a moment before speaking, as he looked into her face.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before she had reached the sidewalk under the trees, Dr. Tredway had interrupted her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
Dr
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From this reading Before she had reached the sidewalk under the trees, Dr. Tredway had interrupted her.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
Euphrasia
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From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He paused a moment before speaking, as he looked into her face.
FlintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before she had reached the sidewalk under the trees, Dr. Tredway had interrupted her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes," she said, stopping and turning to him.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Before she had reached the sidewalk under the trees, Dr. Tredway had interrupted her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He paused a moment before speaking, as he looked into her face.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He paused a moment before speaking, as he looked into her face.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused a moment before speaking, as he looked into her face.
Rangely
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From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Before she had reached the sidewalk under the trees, Dr. Tredway had interrupted her.
runaboutnounUS /ˈrʌnəbaʊt/
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," she said, stopping and turning to him.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before she had reached the sidewalk under the trees, Dr. Tredway had interrupted her.
sidewalknounUS /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading Before she had reached the sidewalk under the trees, Dr. Tredway had interrupted her.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading He paused a moment before speaking, as he looked into her face.
stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "Yes," she said, stopping and turning to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
Tredway
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before she had reached the sidewalk under the trees, Dr. Tredway had interrupted her.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Before she had reached the sidewalk under the trees, Dr. Tredway had interrupted her.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Yes," she said, stopping and turning to him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Before she had reached the sidewalk under the trees, Dr. Tredway had interrupted her.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Victoria, after leaving Euphrasia, made her way around the house towards Mr. Rangely, who was waiting in the runabout, her one desire for the moment being to escape.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she said, stopping and turning to him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miss Flint," he called out, "I wanted to say a word to you before you went."
