adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It would give me a great deal of pleasure.”
acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading I accepted at once.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I accepted at once.
avenuenounUS /ˈævənuː/
a line of approach
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading It would give me a great deal of pleasure.”
delightedadjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtəd/
greatly pleased
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Will you not dine with me?
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
extendingverbUS /ɪkˈstendɪŋ/
-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It would give me a great deal of pleasure.”
givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
the act of giving
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
glass-enclosed
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From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It would give me a great deal of pleasure.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I accepted at once.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would give me a great deal of pleasure.”
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will you not dine with me?
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Will you not dine with me?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would give me a great deal of pleasure.”
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading I accepted at once.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
ordersnounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It would give me a great deal of pleasure.”
rangverbUS /ræŋ/
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
revealingadjectiveUS /rɪˈviːlɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She rang, delighted, and after giving some orders to the little maid she took me over her house.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading A kind of glass-enclosed veranda, filled with shrubs, opened into the dining-room, revealing at the farther end the long avenue of orange trees extending to the foot of the mountain.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you not dine with me?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Will you not dine with me?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would give me a great deal of pleasure.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you not dine with me?
