AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading They shall not wait, if I am to decide.'
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'It is in Whitechapel they will be married.'
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
BROTHERnounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
Carinthia
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From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
choicenounUS /tʃɔɪs/
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading She said: 'I respect him so much for his choice of Madge.
COUNTESSnounUS /ˈkaʊntəs/
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
CROSSverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
decideverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪd/
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading They shall not wait, if I am to decide.'
EARLnounUS /ɜːrl/
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
Fleetwood
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From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
Gower
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From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Old Mr. Woodseer has undertaken to join them.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
hearingnounUS /ˈhiːrɪŋ/
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said: 'I respect him so much for his choice of Madge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She said: 'I respect him so much for his choice of Madge.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She said: 'I respect him so much for his choice of Madge.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They shall not wait, if I am to decide.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'It is in Whitechapel they will be married.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is in Whitechapel they will be married.'
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is in Whitechapel they will be married.'
joinverbUS /dʒɔɪn/
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading 'Old Mr. Woodseer has undertaken to join them.'
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
Madge
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From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading 'It is in Whitechapel they will be married.'
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'Old Mr. Woodseer has undertaken to join them.'
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She said: 'I respect him so much for his choice of Madge.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They shall not wait, if I am to decide.'
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'Old Mr. Woodseer has undertaken to join them.'
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading She said: 'I respect him so much for his choice of Madge.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said: 'I respect him so much for his choice of Madge.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading They shall not wait, if I am to decide.'
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said: 'I respect him so much for his choice of Madge.
SILVERnounUS /ˈsɪlvər/
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She said: 'I respect him so much for his choice of Madge.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shall not wait, if I am to decide.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
undertakenverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪkən/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading 'Old Mr. Woodseer has undertaken to join them.'
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading They shall not wait, if I am to decide.'
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
Whitechapel
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From this reading 'It is in Whitechapel they will be married.'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'It is in Whitechapel they will be married.'
Woodseer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Old Mr. Woodseer has undertaken to join them.'
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS Carinthia was pleased by hearing Lord Fleetwood say to her: 'Your Madge and my Gower are waiting to have the day named for them.'
