adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
addressverbUS /ˈædres/
speak to
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His answer was short and stiff.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading His answer was short and stiff.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I did not tell Selwyn I was coming to Scarborough Square to live.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not tell Selwyn I was coming to Scarborough Square to live.
givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
the act of giving
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His answer was short and stiff.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not tell Selwyn I was coming to Scarborough Square to live.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I did not tell Selwyn I was coming to Scarborough Square to live.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I told no one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not tell Selwyn I was coming to Scarborough Square to live.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I told no one.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
Scarborough
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From this reading I did not tell Selwyn I was coming to Scarborough Square to live.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
Selwyn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not tell Selwyn I was coming to Scarborough Square to live.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading His answer was short and stiff.
SquareverbUS /skwer/
make square
From this reading I did not tell Selwyn I was coming to Scarborough Square to live.
stiffadjectiveUS /stɪf/
not moving or operating freely
From this reading His answer was short and stiff.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading I did not tell Selwyn I was coming to Scarborough Square to live.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after I reached here I sent him a note, giving him my new address.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did not tell Selwyn I was coming to Scarborough Square to live.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told no one.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
tripnounUS /trɪp/
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did not tell Selwyn I was coming to Scarborough Square to live.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading He was leaving town on a business trip and would see me on his return, he wrote, and as I read what was not written between what was I was glad he was going away.
