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From this reading VIII JUNE 28.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Nothing would tempt me to encounter those black eyes again.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going home.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
Auntynoun
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Nothing would tempt me to encounter those black eyes again.
CabotnounUS /ˈkæbət/
son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
Dr
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From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
Elliott
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From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading Nothing would tempt me to encounter those black eyes again.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Nothing would tempt me to encounter those black eyes again.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading I am going home.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I am going home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going home.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
JUNEnounUS /dʒuːn/
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading VIII JUNE 28.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
MOTHERnounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing would tempt me to encounter those black eyes again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
operationnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
performedverbUS /pərˈfɔːrmd/
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
relievedadjectiveUS /rɪˈliːvd/
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
temptverbUS /tempt/
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading Nothing would tempt me to encounter those black eyes again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Nothing would tempt me to encounter those black eyes again.
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing would tempt me to encounter those black eyes again.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
VIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading VIII JUNE 28.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Besides, the weather is growing warm, and Aunty is getting ready to go out of town with the children.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing would tempt me to encounter those black eyes again.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading MOTHER writes me that Dr. Cabot is out of danger, Dr. Elliott having thrown new light on his case, and performed some sort of an operation that relieved him at once.
