adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
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 As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
botheredadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːðərd/
caused to show discomposure
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
Carrie
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From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
DARKnounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/
the act of departing
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
dreadnounUS /dred/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
EYEnounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
FLATTERERnoun
a person who uses flattery
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
hastilyadverbUS /ˈheɪstəli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
how
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From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
Hurstwood
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From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
InstalledverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɔːld/
inflected form of “instal” — set up for use
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
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 She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
theatrenounUS /ˈθiːətər/
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
TURNSnounUS /tɜːrnz/
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
WORLDnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
