adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
AGAINadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
aidnounUS /eɪd/
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
anonadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/
at another time
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Never, I believe, was medicine swallowed with a greater willingness.
COMEverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
dears
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Never, I believe, was medicine swallowed with a greater willingness.
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
medicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading Never, I believe, was medicine swallowed with a greater willingness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never, I believe, was medicine swallowed with a greater willingness.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I was made to take a spoonful of something.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
OWNverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
portmanteaunounUS /ˈpɔːrtmɑːntoʊ/
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
PortsmouthnounUS /ˈpɔːrtsməθ/
a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And I was made to take a spoonful of something.
sooneradverbUS /ˈsuːnər/
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
spoonfulnounUS /ˈspuːnfʊl/
as much as a spoon will hold
From this reading And I was made to take a spoonful of something.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Never, I believe, was medicine swallowed with a greater willingness.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading And I was made to take a spoonful of something.
TalkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
Twas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading I COME TO MY OWN AGAIN 'Twas a rough, wild journey we made to Portsmouth, my dears, and I think it must have killed me had not my lady been at my side.
willingnessnounUS /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/
cheerful compliance
From this reading Never, I believe, was medicine swallowed with a greater willingness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were no sooner started than she pulled the curtains and opened her portmanteau, which I saw was near filled with things for my aid and comfort.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Talk was impossible, so I lay back in the corner and looked at her; and now and anon she would glance at my face, with a troubled guess in her own as to how I might stand the night.
