adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
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 By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
Betrothalnoun
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading It represented “A Betrothal.”
BrandtnounUS /brænt/
German statesman who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/
placed in a grave
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
ceremonynounUS /ˈserəmoʊni/
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading The solemnity of the ceremony was marked in the grave face of the man, and the demure complacency of the woman.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
complacencynounUS /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading The solemnity of the ceremony was marked in the grave face of the man, and the demure complacency of the woman.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
demureadjectiveUS /dɪˈmjʊr/
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading The solemnity of the ceremony was marked in the grave face of the man, and the demure complacency of the woman.
expensesnounUS /ɪkˈspensəz/
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
Eycknoun
Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The solemnity of the ceremony was marked in the grave face of the man, and the demure complacency of the woman.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
furnishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃt/
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading The solemnity of the ceremony was marked in the grave face of the man, and the demure complacency of the woman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
Heynes
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From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
inheritedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈherətɪd/
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It represented “A Betrothal.”
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
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 By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
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 By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The solemnity of the ceremony was marked in the grave face of the man, and the demure complacency of the woman.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
Margaret
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From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
markedadjectiveUS /mɑːrkt/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The solemnity of the ceremony was marked in the grave face of the man, and the demure complacency of the woman.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
others
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From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
propertynounUS /ˈprɑːpərti/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
Reicht
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From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
representedadjectiveUS /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading It represented “A Betrothal.”
requestingverbUS /rɪˈkwestɪŋ/
-ing form of “request” — express the need or desire for
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
sketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
solemnitynounUS /səˈlemnəti/
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading The solemnity of the ceremony was marked in the grave face of the man, and the demure complacency of the woman.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
unmarriedadjectiveUS /ənˈmerid/
not married or related to the unmarried state
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
valuedadjectiveUS /ˈvæljuːd/
(usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
VannounUS /væn/
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not many days after this came the news that Margaret Van Eyck was dead and buried.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The solemnity of the ceremony was marked in the grave face of the man, and the demure complacency of the woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By this will Margaret inherited a furnished house, and pictures and sketches that in the present day would be a fortune: among the pictures was one she valued more than a gallery of others.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading By a will she had made a year before, she left all her property, after her funeral expenses and certain presents to Reicht Heynes, to her dear daughter Margaret Brandt, requesting her to keep Reicht as long as unmarried.
