adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
Arnwood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; I think so," replied Edward; "but I must have first gone to Arnwood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; I think so," replied Edward; "but I must have first gone to Arnwood.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Not a day passes without my thinking of them," replied Edward.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did not think that you would have liked to have seen the ruins of Arnwood," replied Oswald.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading "Yes; I think so," replied Edward; "but I must have first gone to Arnwood.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Yes; I think so," replied Edward; "but I must have first gone to Arnwood.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Yes; I think so," replied Edward; "but I must have first gone to Arnwood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; I think so," replied Edward; "but I must have first gone to Arnwood.
IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading "I did not think that you would have liked to have seen the ruins of Arnwood," replied Oswald.
Lymington
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Yes; I think so," replied Edward; "but I must have first gone to Arnwood.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not a day passes without my thinking of them," replied Edward.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I did not think that you would have liked to have seen the ruins of Arnwood," replied Oswald.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I did not think that you would have liked to have seen the ruins of Arnwood," replied Oswald.
OswaldnounUS /ˈɔːzwɔːld/
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading "Not a day passes without my thinking of them," replied Edward.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes; I think so," replied Edward; "but I must have first gone to Arnwood.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "I did not think that you would have liked to have seen the ruins of Arnwood," replied Oswald.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I did not think that you would have liked to have seen the ruins of Arnwood," replied Oswald.
shorteradjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtər/
comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes; I think so," replied Edward; "but I must have first gone to Arnwood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I did not think that you would have liked to have seen the ruins of Arnwood," replied Oswald.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Not a day passes without my thinking of them," replied Edward.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Yes; I think so," replied Edward; "but I must have first gone to Arnwood.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Not a day passes without my thinking of them," replied Edward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Indeed, had I been alone I should have done so; but we have made a much shorter cut."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Not a day passes without my thinking of them," replied Edward.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; I think so," replied Edward; "but I must have first gone to Arnwood.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Would you have found your way to Lymington?" said Oswald, as the pony trotted along.
