adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
Abby
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From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
Ames
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From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
audiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy had risen and was edging toward the door.
c'n
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From this reading Let’s go out and get it off where he c’n hear it.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
diplomaticallyadverbUS /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪkli/
with diplomacy; in a diplomatic manner
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The boy had risen and was edging toward the door.
edgingnounUS /ˈedʒɪŋ/
border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
From this reading The boy had risen and was edging toward the door.
Elliott
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From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
Eunice
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From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Let’s go out and get it off where he c’n hear it.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let’s go out and get it off where he c’n hear it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy had risen and was edging toward the door.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Let’s go out and get it off where he c’n hear it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
I'm
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From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
int'restin
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From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
Let's
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From this reading Let’s go out and get it off where he c’n hear it.
living-roomnoun
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Let’s go out and get it off where he c’n hear it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Let’s go out and get it off where he c’n hear it.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
RatheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The boy had risen and was edging toward the door.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading What say?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
StonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
Stone'd
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From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy had risen and was edging toward the door.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rather than lose her audience, Aunt Abby followed, and in a moment the pair appeared in the living-room, where Fleming Stone was still talking to Eunice and Mr. Elliott.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading However he decided quickly, it must be done, so he said, diplomatically, “This is awful int’restin’, Miss Ames, and I’m just dead sure and certain Mr. Stone’d think so, too.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The boy had risen and was edging toward the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy had risen and was edging toward the door.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What say?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Let’s go out and get it off where he c’n hear it.
