adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
APARTMENTnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
bellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
half-asleep
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
LanesnounUS /leɪnz/
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
Max'snounUS /ˈmæksɪz/
possessive form of “max” — street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
OVERFLOWSnounUS /ˈoʊvərfloʊz/
plural of “overflow” — a large flow
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
rangverbUS /ræŋ/
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
reluctantlyadverbUS /rɪˈlʌktəntli/
with reluctance
From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
rousedverbUS /raʊzd/
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
rungnounUS /rʌŋ/
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
SallynounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
sharplyadverbUS /ˈʃɑːrpli/
in an aggressive manner
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
urgentlyadverbUS /ˈɜːrdʒəntli/
with great urgency
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?
