adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading This was the case, apparently, with the Smiths.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
borneverbUS /bɔːrn/
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading This was the case, apparently, with the Smiths.
casesnounUS /ˈkeɪsəz/
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading And yet during my short stay in Reno, I have heard of more tragic cases than that of Mrs. Smith.
cashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
cherishedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃerɪʃt/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Mrs. Smith had been left her child and money.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
domesticadjectiveUS /dəˈmestɪk/
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And yet during my short stay in Reno, I have heard of more tragic cases than that of Mrs. Smith.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Smith had been left her child and money.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And yet during my short stay in Reno, I have heard of more tragic cases than that of Mrs. Smith.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And yet during my short stay in Reno, I have heard of more tragic cases than that of Mrs. Smith.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
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 Mrs. Smith had been left her child and money.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Mrs. Smith had been left her child and money.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And yet during my short stay in Reno, I have heard of more tragic cases than that of Mrs. Smith.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
one's
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From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
outrightadverbUS /ˈaʊˈtraɪt/
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
recordingnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
RENOnounUS /ˈriːnoʊ/
a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading And yet during my short stay in Reno, I have heard of more tragic cases than that of Mrs. Smith.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
SmithsnounUS /smɪθs/
plural of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading This was the case, apparently, with the Smiths.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːləmli/
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading And yet during my short stay in Reno, I have heard of more tragic cases than that of Mrs. Smith.
sympathynounUS /ˈsɪmpəθi/
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And yet during my short stay in Reno, I have heard of more tragic cases than that of Mrs. Smith.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet during my short stay in Reno, I have heard of more tragic cases than that of Mrs. Smith.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the case, apparently, with the Smiths.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
TRAGEDIESnounUS /ˈtrædʒədiz/
plural of “tragedy” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading And yet during my short stay in Reno, I have heard of more tragic cases than that of Mrs. Smith.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
winkedverbUS /wɪŋkt/
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading RENO TRAGEDIES Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world's sympathy was with her, and the recording angel, I dare say, winked solemnly to himself and said: "Another domestic tragedy!"....
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet during my short stay in Reno, I have heard of more tragic cases than that of Mrs. Smith.
youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading It is certainly a tragedy to be told outright by the husband one has borne children for and has been a good wife to, and has loved and cherished for the best part of one's life, to "cash in one's old face and make room in his heart and home for a younger and more fair."
