adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had been planted as close as if we had been at the Hollow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been planted as close as if we had been at the Hollow.
capitalnounUS /ˈkæpətəl/
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Up to this time we had done capital well.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We had been planted as close as if we had been at the Hollow.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading We'd had lots of work, and company, and luck.
dependedverbUS /dɪˈpendəd/
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Up to this time we had done capital well.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
fitverbUS /fɪt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to this time we had done capital well.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
HollowadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːloʊ/
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading We had been planted as close as if we had been at the Hollow.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We had been planted as close as if we had been at the Hollow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
Jim
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From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
Kate
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From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
lotsnounUS /lɑːts/
a large number or amount
From this reading We'd had lots of work, and company, and luck.
lucknounUS /lʌk/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading We'd had lots of work, and company, and luck.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
mistakenounUS /mɪˈsteɪk/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
MorrisonnounUS /ˈmɔːrɪsən/
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We'd had lots of work, and company, and luck.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading We had been planted as close as if we had been at the Hollow.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
stunsverbUS /stʌnz/
third-person singular of “stun” — make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Up to this time we had done capital well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
Turon
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From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
We'd
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From this reading We'd had lots of work, and company, and luck.
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 Up to this time we had done capital well.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This meeting with Kate Morrison put the stuns upon me and Jim, and no mistake.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We'd had lots of work, and company, and luck.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We never expected to see her up at the Turon, and it all depended which way the fit took her now whether it would be a fit place for us to live in any longer.
