adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
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 The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "You can hardly consider me a stranger," answered Wilding, simply.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
bygonenounUS /ˈbaɪɡɔːn/
past events to be put aside
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can hardly consider me a stranger," answered Wilding, simply.
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
circumstancenounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstæns/
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading The Treasurer politely rejoined that this circumstance inspired him with a special interest in his visitor.
considerverbUS /kənˈsɪdər/
deem to be
From this reading "You can hardly consider me a stranger," answered Wilding, simply.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading "You can hardly consider me a stranger," answered Wilding, simply.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Treasurer politely rejoined that this circumstance inspired him with a special interest in his visitor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading The Treasurer politely rejoined that this circumstance inspired him with a special interest in his visitor.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The Treasurer politely rejoined that this circumstance inspired him with a special interest in his visitor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You can hardly consider me a stranger," answered Wilding, simply.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
needfuladjectiveUS /ˈniːdfəl/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
politelyadverbUS /pəˈlaɪtli/
in a polite manner
From this reading The Treasurer politely rejoined that this circumstance inspired him with a special interest in his visitor.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
rejoinedverbUS /riˈdʒɔɪnd/
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading The Treasurer politely rejoined that this circumstance inspired him with a special interest in his visitor.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading "You can hardly consider me a stranger," answered Wilding, simply.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
specialadjectiveUS /ˈspeʃəl/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The Treasurer politely rejoined that this circumstance inspired him with a special interest in his visitor.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "You can hardly consider me a stranger," answered Wilding, simply.
strangersnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Treasurer politely rejoined that this circumstance inspired him with a special interest in his visitor.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Treasurer politely rejoined that this circumstance inspired him with a special interest in his visitor.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
TreasurernounUS /ˈtreʒərər/
an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
visitornounUS /ˈvɪzɪtər/
someone who visits
From this reading The Treasurer politely rejoined that this circumstance inspired him with a special interest in his visitor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "We are obliged to be cautious," he said, when it came to his turn to speak, "about all inquiries which are made by strangers."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
WildingnounUS /ˈwaɪldɪŋ/
a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
From this reading "You can hardly consider me a stranger," answered Wilding, simply.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Treasurer listened with a face which promised all needful attention, and promised nothing more.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can hardly consider me a stranger," answered Wilding, simply.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was one of your poor lost children here, in the bygone time."
