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From this reading OCTOBER 1.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love 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 Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
blissfuladjectiveUS /ˈblɪsfəl/
completely happy and contented
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
pleasing or delighting
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
ChristnounUS /kraɪst/
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
cordialadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrdʒəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
darlingsnounUS /ˈdɑːrlɪŋz/
plural of “darling” — a special loved one
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
deferredverbUS /dɪˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
Ernest
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From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
OCTOBERnounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading OCTOBER 1.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
realitiesnounUS /ˌriːˈælətiːz/
plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It is a pleasant picture to see her with my little darlings about her, telling the old sweet story she told me so often, and making God and Heaven and Christ such blissful realities.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I Have had a charming summer with dear mother; and now I have the great joy, so long deferred, of having her in my own home.
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading Ernest has been very cordial about it, and James has settled up all her worldly affairs, so that she has nothing to do now but to love us and let us love her.
XIXnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading XIX.
