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 And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The motionless body seemed happy.
centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/
a period of 100 years
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
desknounUS /desk/
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
drawersnounUS /drɔːrz/
underpants worn by men
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
epistles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
fastenedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsənd/
firmly closed or secured
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
findsnounUS /faɪndz/
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The motionless body seemed happy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
laughternounUS /ˈlæftər/
the sound of laughing
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
motionlessadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊʃənləs/
not in physical motion
From this reading The motionless body seemed happy.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
nunnounUS /nʌn/
a woman religious
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
restingverbUS /ˈrestɪŋ/
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The motionless body seemed happy.
smellnounUS /smel/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
