adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
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 From time to time he sighed heavily, and his leaden dejection gradually infected all of us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
contraryadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntreri/
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading Oscar was not himself; contrary to his custom he sat silent and downcast.
cordialitynoun
a cordial disposition
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
CromwellnounUS /ˈkrɑːmwəl/
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
customnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading Oscar was not himself; contrary to his custom he sat silent and downcast.
dejectionnoun
a state of melancholy depression
From this reading From time to time he sighed heavily, and his leaden dejection gradually infected all of us.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
downcastadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnkæst/
directed downward
From this reading Oscar was not himself; contrary to his custom he sat silent and downcast.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
exquisiteadjectiveUS /ˈekskwəzət/
intense or sharp
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time he sighed heavily, and his leaden dejection gradually infected all of us.
GatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading He preferred to walk: without his noticing it I turned up Queen's Gate towards the park.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
graduallyadverbUS /ˈɡrædʒuːəli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading From time to time he sighed heavily, and his leaden dejection gradually infected all of us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oscar was not himself; contrary to his custom he sat silent and downcast.
heavilyadverbUS /ˈhevəli/
to a considerable degree
From this reading From time to time he sighed heavily, and his leaden dejection gradually infected all of us.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Oscar was not himself; contrary to his custom he sat silent and downcast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oscar was not himself; contrary to his custom he sat silent and downcast.
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
infectedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfektɪd/
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
From this reading From time to time he sighed heavily, and his leaden dejection gradually infected all of us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He preferred to walk: without his noticing it I turned up Queen's Gate towards the park.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/
darkened with overcast
From this reading From time to time he sighed heavily, and his leaden dejection gradually infected all of us.
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 I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
Leverson's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oscar was not himself; contrary to his custom he sat silent and downcast.
noticingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading He preferred to walk: without his noticing it I turned up Queen's Gate towards the park.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
OscarnounUS /ˈɔːskər/
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading Oscar was not himself; contrary to his custom he sat silent and downcast.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
parknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading He preferred to walk: without his noticing it I turned up Queen's Gate towards the park.
preferredadjectiveUS /prəˈfɜːrd/
more desirable than another
From this reading He preferred to walk: without his noticing it I turned up Queen's Gate towards the park.
Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading He preferred to walk: without his noticing it I turned up Queen's Gate towards the park.
RoadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Oscar was not himself; contrary to his custom he sat silent and downcast.
sighedverbUS /saɪd/
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading From time to time he sighed heavily, and his leaden dejection gradually infected all of us.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Oscar was not himself; contrary to his custom he sat silent and downcast.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
successnounUS /səkˈses/
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From time to time he sighed heavily, and his leaden dejection gradually infected all of us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oscar was not himself; contrary to his custom he sat silent and downcast.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He preferred to walk: without his noticing it I turned up Queen's Gate towards the park.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He preferred to walk: without his noticing it I turned up Queen's Gate towards the park.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He preferred to walk: without his noticing it I turned up Queen's Gate towards the park.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From time to time he sighed heavily, and his leaden dejection gradually infected all of us.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He preferred to walk: without his noticing it I turned up Queen's Gate towards the park.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was not sorry, for I wanted to get him away early; by ten o'clock we had left the house and were in the Cromwell Road.
witnounUS /wɪt/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading In spite of the wit of the hostess and her exquisite cordiality, our dinner at Mrs. Leverson's was hardly a success.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He preferred to walk: without his noticing it I turned up Queen's Gate towards the park.
