Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So you are back?
arrived
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I only arrived this morning--came straight through from Simla.
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you are back?
came
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I only arrived this morning--came straight through from Simla.
companion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo, Mark!” cried his travelling companion, with cordial, outstretched hands.
cordial
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo, Mark!” cried his travelling companion, with cordial, outstretched hands.
cried
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo, Mark!” cried his travelling companion, with cordial, outstretched hands.
eh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s the matter, eh?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I only arrived this morning--came straight through from Simla.
hands
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo, Mark!” cried his travelling companion, with cordial, outstretched hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Hullo, Mark!” cried his travelling companion, with cordial, outstretched hands.
Hullo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo, Mark!” cried his travelling companion, with cordial, outstretched hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I only arrived this morning--came straight through from Simla.
Mark
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo, Mark!” cried his travelling companion, with cordial, outstretched hands.
matter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s the matter, eh?
morning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I only arrived this morning--came straight through from Simla.
only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I only arrived this morning--came straight through from Simla.
OSMAN'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “OSMAN’S SUBSTITUTE.”
outstretched
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo, Mark!” cried his travelling companion, with cordial, outstretched hands.
Simla
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I only arrived this morning--came straight through from Simla.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you are back?
straight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I only arrived this morning--came straight through from Simla.
SUBSTITUTE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “OSMAN’S SUBSTITUTE.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What’s the matter, eh?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I only arrived this morning--came straight through from Simla.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I only arrived this morning--came straight through from Simla.
travelling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo, Mark!” cried his travelling companion, with cordial, outstretched hands.
What's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s the matter, eh?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Hullo, Mark!” cried his travelling companion, with cordial, outstretched hands.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you are back?