aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Has there ever been anything—er—remarkable about your family?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Has there ever been anything—er—remarkable about your family?”
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Look!” said Mr. Lavender, “she has the most beautiful eyes in the world.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Has there ever been anything—er—remarkable about your family?”
BlinkverbUS /blɪŋk/
briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
disturbedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbd/
having the place or position changed
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading “Has there ever been anything—er—remarkable about your family?”
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading “Has there ever been anything—er—remarkable about your family?”
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Look!” said Mr. Lavender, “she has the most beautiful eyes in the world.”
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading “Has there ever been anything—er—remarkable about your family?”
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Look!” said Mr. Lavender, “she has the most beautiful eyes in the world.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Look!” said Mr. Lavender, “she has the most beautiful eyes in the world.”
IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed, yes,” said Mr. Lavender.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
LavenderadjectiveUS /ˈlævəndər/
of a pale purple color
From this reading “Look!” said Mr. Lavender, “she has the most beautiful eyes in the world.”
Lavender's
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From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
LookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look!” said Mr. Lavender, “she has the most beautiful eyes in the world.”
master'snounUS /ˈmæstərz/
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
misjudgeverbUS /mɪsˈdʒʌdʒ/
judge incorrectly
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Look!” said Mr. Lavender, “she has the most beautiful eyes in the world.”
motionnounUS /ˈmoʊʃən/
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Look!” said Mr. Lavender, “she has the most beautiful eyes in the world.”
nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
notebooknounUS /ˈnoʊtbʊk/
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/
unusual or striking
From this reading “Has there ever been anything—er—remarkable about your family?”
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Look!” said Mr. Lavender, “she has the most beautiful eyes in the world.”
saneradjectiveUS /ˈseɪnər/
comparative of “sane” — mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Look!” said Mr. Lavender, “she has the most beautiful eyes in the world.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blink, disturbed by the motion of her master's feet, rose and gazed long into his face.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Has there ever been anything—er—remarkable about your family?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At this remark, which appeared to him no saner than the others he had heard—so utterly did he misjudge Mr. Lavender's character—the nephew put down the notebook he had taken out of his pocket, and said:
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Look!” said Mr. Lavender, “she has the most beautiful eyes in the world.”
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Indeed, yes,” said Mr. Lavender.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Has there ever been anything—er—remarkable about your family?”
