adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His daughter heard these words with a sinking heart.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had heard, she said, that Simpson’s, in the Strand, was an excellent place to dine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
boardingnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading His daughter heard these words with a sinking heart.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading She had heard, she said, that Simpson’s, in the Strand, was an excellent place to dine.
divertedadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrtɪd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Wisely she diverted her father’s thoughts toward the question of food.
engrossedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡroʊst/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading She had heard, she said, that Simpson’s, in the Strand, was an excellent place to dine.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Wisely she diverted her father’s thoughts toward the question of food.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Wisely she diverted her father’s thoughts toward the question of food.
foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/
for a limitless time
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They would go there, and walk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading His daughter heard these words with a sinking heart.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading His daughter heard these words with a sinking heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His daughter heard these words with a sinking heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had heard, she said, that Simpson’s, in the Strand, was an excellent place to dine.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
mysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She had heard, she said, that Simpson’s, in the Strand, was an excellent place to dine.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Wisely she diverted her father’s thoughts toward the question of food.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had heard, she said, that Simpson’s, in the Strand, was an excellent place to dine.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
Simpson'snounUS /ˈsɪmpsənz/
possessive form of “simpson” — United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading She had heard, she said, that Simpson’s, in the Strand, was an excellent place to dine.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading His daughter heard these words with a sinking heart.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
Southampton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
StrandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading She had heard, she said, that Simpson’s, in the Strand, was an excellent place to dine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading They would go there, and walk.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading His daughter heard these words with a sinking heart.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would go there, and walk.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had heard, she said, that Simpson’s, in the Strand, was an excellent place to dine.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Wisely she diverted her father’s thoughts toward the question of food.
unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
unsolvedadjectiveUS /ənˈsɑːlvd/
not solved
From this reading She had a most unhappy picture of herself boarding a ship and sailing out of Liverpool or Southampton, leaving the mystery that so engrossed her thoughts forever unsolved.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading They would go there, and walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had heard, she said, that Simpson’s, in the Strand, was an excellent place to dine.
WiselyadverbUS /ˈwaɪzli/
in a wise manner
From this reading Wisely she diverted her father’s thoughts toward the question of food.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His daughter heard these words with a sinking heart.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading His daughter heard these words with a sinking heart.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would go there, and walk.
