adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
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 One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
Bertillonnoun
French criminologist (1853-1914)
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
exaltationnoun
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was then seventeen.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
precociousadjectiveUS /prɪˈkoʊʃəs/
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
racenounUS /reɪs/
any competition
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
Santeze
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading I was then seventeen.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
storedverbUS /stɔːrd/
past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I was then seventeen.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
twelve-year-old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was then seventeen.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
widownounUS /ˈwɪdoʊ/
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
