afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
alighted
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From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
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 All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
BreakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading Break news gently to daughter.
Corklesville
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From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Break news gently to daughter.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
despatchverb
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
ExplosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading Explosion in tunnel.
FelicianounUS /fəˈliːʃə/
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading Break news gently to daughter.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading MacFarlane hurt--serious--will recover.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
lightedadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəd/
set afire or burning
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
MacFarlane
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From this reading MacFarlane hurt--serious--will recover.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Break news gently to daughter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading MacFarlane hurt--serious--will recover.
RuthnounUS /ruːθ/
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading MacFarlane hurt--serious--will recover.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Break news gently to daughter.
tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading Explosion in tunnel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MacFarlane hurt--serious--will recover.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The street lamps were already lighted on the following afternoon--when Ruth, with Peter and Miss Felicia, alighted at the small station of Corklesville.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading All through the day she had gone over in her mind the words of the despatch:
