adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I have not anything to change,” said the young girl, laughing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh, I shall soon be dry!”
CnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “I have not anything to change,” said the young girl, laughing.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “You ought to lose no time in changing your clothes.”
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading “You ought to lose no time in changing your clothes.”
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “Oh, I shall soon be dry!”
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not anything to change,” said the young girl, laughing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have not anything to change,” said the young girl, laughing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “I have not anything to change,” said the young girl, laughing.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “You ought to lose no time in changing your clothes.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “You ought to lose no time in changing your clothes.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not anything to change,” said the young girl, laughing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I shall soon be dry!”
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “You ought to lose no time in changing your clothes.”
roastedadjectiveUS /ˈroʊstəd/
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
salonnounUS /səˈlɑːn/
gallery where works of art can be displayed
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Oh, I shall soon be dry!”
soakedadjectiveUS /soʊkt/
very drunk
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading “Oh, I shall soon be dry!”
SwitzerlandnounUS /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You ought to lose no time in changing your clothes.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are soaked through,” said an elderly lady, who was herself trying to get roasted.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was about four in the afternoon when a young girl came into the salon of the little hotel at C---- in Switzerland, and drew her chair up to the fire.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You ought to lose no time in changing your clothes.”
