adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They sat together under a verandah of the great house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Behold him at Redford, with his tea-cup in his hand.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
BeholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/
see with attention
From this reading Behold him at Redford, with his tea-cup in his hand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
Deborah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
extensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Old Father Pennycuick had him fast.
FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Old Father Pennycuick had him fast.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They sat together under a verandah of the great house.
groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Father Pennycuick had him fast.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Behold him at Redford, with his tea-cup in his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behold him at Redford, with his tea-cup in his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Behold him at Redford, with his tea-cup in his hand.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They sat together under a verandah of the great house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Behold him at Redford, with his tea-cup in his hand.
leadverbUS /led/
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They sat together under a verandah of the great house.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Father Pennycuick had him fast.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
Pennycuick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Father Pennycuick had him fast.
pilotsnounUS /ˈpaɪləts/
plural of “pilot” — someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
pipenounUS /paɪp/
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
RedfordnounUS /ˈredfərd/
United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936)
From this reading Behold him at Redford, with his tea-cup in his hand.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They sat together under a verandah of the great house.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
tea-cup
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behold him at Redford, with his tea-cup in his hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat together under a verandah of the great house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They sat together under a verandah of the great house.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They sat together under a verandah of the great house.
verandahnoun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading They sat together under a verandah of the great house.
wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/
migratory
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There were no pilots then," said the old man, puffing comfortably at his pipe--"there were no pilots then, and we had to feel our way along with the cast 'o the lead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Behold him at Redford, with his tea-cup in his hand.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was safe now from talk about the baby; but he was also cut off from the lovely Deborah, now wandering about her extensive grounds with another young man.
