adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
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 Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
cautionedverbUS /ˈkɑːʃənd/
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
DAUGHTERnounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
FATHERnounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading She knew that her girlhood had gone with it.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
Hargrove
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From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew that her girlhood had gone with it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knew that her girlhood had gone with it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew that her girlhood had gone with it.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/
worth remembering
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
passionatelyadverbUS /ˈpæʃənətli/
with passion
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
self-deceptionnounUS /ˌselfdəˈsepʃən/
a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that her girlhood had gone with it.
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
unnervedadjectiveUS /ənˈnɜːrvd/
deprived of courage and strength
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had cautioned her brother to say nothing of her escape on the previous day, for she was too unnerved to go over the scene again that night, and meet her father's questioning eyes.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading She wanted to be alone first and face the truth; and this she had done in no spirit of weak self-deception.
wealthnounUS /welθ/
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nature seemed weeping passionately over the summer that had gone, with all its wealth of beauty and life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER That sombre day would ever be a memorable one to Miss Hargrove.
