accustomedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌstəmd/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took it; her eyelids closed, and her features were driven to whiteness.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Dartrey murmured to Nesta; and she answered: ‘I should not be sorry.’
apologynounUS /əˈpɑːlədʒiː/
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading ‘Only these telegrams,’ she said, in apology.
ArlingtonnounUS /ˈɑːrlɪŋtən/
a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dartrey murmured to Nesta; and she answered: ‘I should not be sorry.’
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She took it; her eyelids closed, and her features were driven to whiteness.
closelyadverbUS /ˈkloʊsli/
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
Dartrey
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From this reading Dartrey murmured to Nesta; and she answered: ‘I should not be sorry.’
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading She took it; her eyelids closed, and her features were driven to whiteness.
envelopenounUS /ˈenvəloʊp/
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
eyelidsnounUS /ˈaɪlɪdz/
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading She took it; her eyelids closed, and her features were driven to whiteness.
featuresnounUS /ˈfiːtʃərz/
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading She took it; her eyelids closed, and her features were driven to whiteness.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading ‘Lakelands on fire?’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dartrey murmured to Nesta; and she answered: ‘I should not be sorry.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She took it; her eyelids closed, and her features were driven to whiteness.
Lakelands
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From this reading ‘Lakelands on fire?’
matenounUS /meɪt/
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Dartrey murmured to Nesta; and she answered: ‘I should not be sorry.’
Nesta
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From this reading Dartrey murmured to Nesta; and she answered: ‘I should not be sorry.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dartrey murmured to Nesta; and she answered: ‘I should not be sorry.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Lakelands on fire?’
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading ‘Only these telegrams,’ she said, in apology.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Only these telegrams,’ she said, in apology.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took it; her eyelids closed, and her features were driven to whiteness.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Dartrey murmured to Nesta; and she answered: ‘I should not be sorry.’
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Dartrey murmured to Nesta; and she answered: ‘I should not be sorry.’
telegramsnounUS /ˈteləɡræmz/
plural of “telegram” — a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading ‘Only these telegrams,’ she said, in apology.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ‘Only these telegrams,’ she said, in apology.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took it; her eyelids closed, and her features were driven to whiteness.
VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She took it; her eyelids closed, and her features were driven to whiteness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
whitenessnounUS /ˈwaɪtnəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
From this reading She took it; her eyelids closed, and her features were driven to whiteness.
wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading He read her more closely when Arlington brought in the brown paper envelope of the wires--to which the mate of Victor ought to have become accustomed.
