adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
AFTERNOONnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
ancestraladjectiveUS /ænˈsestrəl/
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are they coming over before we call on them?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Are they coming over before we call on them?"
BurnsidenounUS /ˈbɜːrnsaɪd/
United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Are they coming over before we call on them?"
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Are they coming over before we call on them?"
desknounUS /desk/
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
don't
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From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
doorwaynounUS /ˈdɔːrweɪ/
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
hummocky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
impressivelyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪvli/
in an impressive manner
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
inquiredverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪərd/
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Josephine inquired, with poised pen.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
it's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
Josephine
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From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
LanenounUS /leɪn/
a narrow way or road
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
magnificentadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/
characterized by grandeur
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
oaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Are they coming over before we call on them?"
pennounUS /pen/
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Josephine inquired, with poised pen.
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
poisedadjectiveUS /pɔɪzd/
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
From this reading Josephine inquired, with poised pen.
properlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːpərli/
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
receiveverbUS /rəˈsiːv/
get something; come into possession of
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
SallynounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
soundsnounUS /saʊndz/
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
TEAnounUS /tiː/
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are they coming over before we call on them?"
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading AFTERNOON TEA "I feel," said Sally Lane, impressively, "that the way to receive them properly is to have afternoon tea on the lawn.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the use of having a lawn--even though it's still rather hummocky--and four magnificent ancestral oaks--ancestral oaks sounds like an English novel--if we don't have afternoon tea on It--under Them?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading She stood in the doorway of the front room in the west wing, where Mrs. Burnside and Josephine were sitting, the one busy with some small piece of sewing, the other writing letters at a desk.
