adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I didn't know there was such a law in Virginia.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't know there was such a law in Virginia.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
else
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From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
he'd
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From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I've read his letter to you.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
I've
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From this reading I've read his letter to you.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn't know there was such a law in Virginia.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
lawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading I didn't know there was such a law in Virginia.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I've read his letter to you.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
newspapernounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpər/
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I've read his letter to you.
rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/
done under pressure
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
steadilyadverbUS /ˈstedəli/
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I didn't know there was such a law in Virginia.
suggestedverbUS /səˈdʒestɪd/
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
There's
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From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've read his letter to you.
to-night
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From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
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 It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
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 It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was I who suggested going over to Virginia, for I was afraid some newspaper would get hold of it if we were married in Washington, where he was so well known.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The colour rushed over her face, but she continued steadily: "There's something else I must tell you before I can sleep to-night.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I knew he'd written it, and down there while you were asleep I took it out of your pocket and read it.
