adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
atrociouslyadverb
in a terrible manner
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
attorneynounUS /əˈtɜːrni/
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
ConsolidatedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɑːlədeɪtəd/
joined together into a whole
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
crumpling
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From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “Let me, dear.”
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
dispatchverbUS /dɪˈspætʃ/
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
dress-suit
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From this reading “This dress-suit habit is the most pernicious I know.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
gruntedverbUS /ˈɡrʌntɪd/
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
habitnounUS /ˈhæbət/
an established custom
From this reading “This dress-suit habit is the most pernicious I know.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
how
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From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
humorousadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “This dress-suit habit is the most pernicious I know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
INTERVENESverbUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnz/
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This dress-suit habit is the most pernicious I know.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
It's
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From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “This dress-suit habit is the most pernicious I know.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me, dear.”
libertiesnounUS /ˈlɪbərtiːz/
plural of “liberty” — immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me, dear.”
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading “This dress-suit habit is the most pernicious I know.
MottnounUS /mɑːt/
United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
neatnessnounUS /ˈniːtnəs/
the state of being neat and smart and trim
From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
perniciousadjectiveUS /pərˈnɪʃəs/
exceedingly harmful
From this reading “This dress-suit habit is the most pernicious I know.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
sappingverbUS /ˈsæpɪŋ/
inflected form of “sap” — deplete
From this reading It’s sapping the liberties of the American people,” he grunted at last in humorous despair.
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This dress-suit habit is the most pernicious I know.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/
bound or secured closely
From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
VIRGINIAnounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His wife tied it with neatness and dispatch, and returned to the inspection of how her skirt hung.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading VIRGINIA INTERVENES James K. Mott, local chief attorney for the Consolidated, was struggling with a white tie before the glass and crumpling it atrociously.
