adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
broadclothnoun
a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, she did not know,” said Rylands sternly, but with a whitening face.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
costnounUS /kɑːst/
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “No, she did not know,” said Rylands sternly, but with a whitening face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
fortin
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From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
gold-lined
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From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
Jane
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From this reading Jane Mackinnon laughed shrilly.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “No, she did not know,” said Rylands sternly, but with a whitening face.
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Jane Mackinnon laughed shrilly.
Mackinnon
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From this reading Jane Mackinnon laughed shrilly.
moustarches
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From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, she did not know,” said Rylands sternly, but with a whitening face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, she did not know,” said Rylands sternly, but with a whitening face.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
pretty-faced
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From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
Rylands
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From this reading “No, she did not know,” said Rylands sternly, but with a whitening face.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No, she did not know,” said Rylands sternly, but with a whitening face.
sarrapper
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From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
shrillyadverb
in a shrill voice
From this reading Jane Mackinnon laughed shrilly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “No, she did not know,” said Rylands sternly, but with a whitening face.
storenounUS /stɔːr/
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
WAITverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
whiteningnounUS /ˈwaɪtɪnɪŋ/
changing to a lighter color
From this reading “No, she did not know,” said Rylands sternly, but with a whitening face.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Did she tell you WHO he was?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
wouldn't
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From this reading Did she say that his horse was so lame that when I went to get another he wouldn't WAIT for it?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Did she tell you that the poor stranger was young and pretty-faced, with black moustarches? that his store clothes must have cost a fortin, saying nothing of his gold-lined, broadcloth sarrapper?
