adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of 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 But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
aproposadverbUS /ˌæprəˈpoʊ/
at an opportune time
From this reading Then he said, apropos of nothing: "Poor Jean!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
chambermaidnoun
a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
erectverbUS /ɪˈrekt/
construct, build, or erect
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
frocknounUS /frɑːk/
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
fullyadverbUS /ˈfʊli/
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he said, apropos of nothing: "Poor Jean!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems very little."
JeannounUS /dʒiːn/
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Then he said, apropos of nothing: "Poor Jean!"
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
Lee'snounUS /liːz/
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It seems very little."
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then he said, apropos of nothing: "Poor Jean!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he said, apropos of nothing: "Poor Jean!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Then he said, apropos of nothing: "Poor Jean!"
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he said, apropos of nothing: "Poor Jean!"
Sara
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From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems very little."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
soldierlyadjective
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he said, apropos of nothing: "Poor Jean!"
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "It seems very little."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though through all that was coming he must have with him, to give him strength, that final picture of her.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The elderly chambermaid, coming into Sara Lee's room the next morning, found her fully dressed in the frock she had worn the night before, face down on her bed.
