abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/
to or in a foreign country
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
Amboyne
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He called on Dr. Amboyne, and found him as sad as he used to be gay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He called on Dr. Amboyne, and found him as sad as he used to be gay.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He called at Woodbine villa, and they told him Grace was lying between life and death.
buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/
placed in a grave
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He called at Woodbine villa, and they told him Grace was lying between life and death.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He called at Woodbine villa, and they told him Grace was lying between life and death.
Dence
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
Dr
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He called on Dr. Amboyne, and found him as sad as he used to be gay.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
gayadjectiveUS /ɡeɪ/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading He called on Dr. Amboyne, and found him as sad as he used to be gay.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading He called at Woodbine villa, and they told him Grace was lying between life and death.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard Jael was in the hospital.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He called at Woodbine villa, and they told him Grace was lying between life and death.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
hospitalnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəl/
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading He heard Jael was in the hospital.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He heard Jael was in the hospital.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
Jael
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He heard Jael was in the hospital.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He called at Woodbine villa, and they told him Grace was lying between life and death.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He called at Woodbine villa, and they told him Grace was lying between life and death.
misanthropenounUS /ˈmɪsənθroʊp/
someone who dislikes people in general
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He called on Dr. Amboyne, and found him as sad as he used to be gay.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
Raby
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading He called on Dr. Amboyne, and found him as sad as he used to be gay.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He called at Woodbine villa, and they told him Grace was lying between life and death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He called at Woodbine villa, and they told him Grace was lying between life and death.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He called on Dr. Amboyne, and found him as sad as he used to be gay.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading He called at Woodbine villa, and they told him Grace was lying between life and death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He heard Jael was in the hospital.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading One day it occurred to Raby he could play the misanthrope just as well at home as abroad, so he returned home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found old Dence dead and buried, and Patty Dence gone to Australia with her husband.
Woodbinenoun
common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
From this reading He called at Woodbine villa, and they told him Grace was lying between life and death.
