almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Constance would willingly have commenced the daily routine at an earlier hour.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
AugustanounUS /əˈɡʌstə/
the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Augusta freely confessed that to come earlier would be useless, for she could not get her daughters up.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Strictly speaking, Lady Augusta did not personally try to get them up, for she generally lay in bed herself.
BoundariesnounUS /ˈbaʊndəriz/
plural of “boundary” — the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
Channing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lady Augusta freely confessed that to come earlier would be useless, for she could not get her daughters up.
commencedverbUS /kəˈmenst/
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
confessedverbUS /kənˈfest/
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading Lady Augusta freely confessed that to come earlier would be useless, for she could not get her daughters up.
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lady Augusta freely confessed that to come earlier would be useless, for she could not get her daughters up.
dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Constance would willingly have commenced the daily routine at an earlier hour.
daughtersnounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Lady Augusta freely confessed that to come earlier would be useless, for she could not get her daughters up.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Strictly speaking, Lady Augusta did not personally try to get them up, for she generally lay in bed herself.
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
earlieradverbUS /ˈɜːrliər/
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Constance would willingly have commenced the daily routine at an earlier hour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
freelyadverbUS /ˈfriːli/
in a free manner
From this reading Lady Augusta freely confessed that to come earlier would be useless, for she could not get her daughters up.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading Strictly speaking, Lady Augusta did not personally try to get them up, for she generally lay in bed herself.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Constance would willingly have commenced the daily routine at an earlier hour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Strictly speaking, Lady Augusta did not personally try to get them up, for she generally lay in bed herself.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Constance would willingly have commenced the daily routine at an earlier hour.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Strictly speaking, Lady Augusta did not personally try to get them up, for she generally lay in bed herself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Strictly speaking, Lady Augusta did not personally try to get them up, for she generally lay in bed herself.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Augusta freely confessed that to come earlier would be useless, for she could not get her daughters up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
personallyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrsənəli/
as yourself
From this reading Strictly speaking, Lady Augusta did not personally try to get them up, for she generally lay in bed herself.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Constance would willingly have commenced the daily routine at an earlier hour.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Strictly speaking, Lady Augusta did not personally try to get them up, for she generally lay in bed herself.
StrictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading Strictly speaking, Lady Augusta did not personally try to get them up, for she generally lay in bed herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Augusta freely confessed that to come earlier would be useless, for she could not get her daughters up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Strictly speaking, Lady Augusta did not personally try to get them up, for she generally lay in bed herself.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
traversingverbUS /trəˈvɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Strictly speaking, Lady Augusta did not personally try to get them up, for she generally lay in bed herself.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lady Augusta freely confessed that to come earlier would be useless, for she could not get her daughters up.
uselessadjectiveUS /ˈjuːsləs/
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading Lady Augusta freely confessed that to come earlier would be useless, for she could not get her daughters up.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Constance would willingly have commenced the daily routine at an earlier hour.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It took her scarcely two minutes to get there, for the houses were almost within view of each other.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Constance would willingly have commenced the daily routine at an earlier hour.
Yorke's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the same moment Constance Channing was traversing the Boundaries, on her way to Lady Augusta Yorke’s, where she had, some days since, commenced her duties.
