10.45
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From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
boudoirnounUS /ˈbuːdɔɪr/
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
dark-brownadjective
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
From this reading She had sat there till her hair, once dark-brown, was turning grey; she would sit there until it was white.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
elmsnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
entrancenounUS /ˈentrəns/
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading She had sat there till her hair, once dark-brown, was turning grey; she would sit there until it was white.
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She had sat there till her hair, once dark-brown, was turning grey; she would sit there until it was white.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
hatnounUS /hæt/
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
morning-room
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From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
morningsnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading She had sat there till her hair, once dark-brown, was turning grey; she would sit there until it was white.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
paddocknounUS /ˈpædək/
pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
Pendyce
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From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
permittedverbUS /pərˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
practicenounUS /ˈpræktəs/
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
rousedverbUS /raʊzd/
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
SABBATHnounUS /ˈsæbəθ/
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
servedverbUS /sɜːrvd/
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
SKEYNES
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From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
spirenounUS /spaɪr/
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
squatverbUS /skwɑːt/
sit on one's heels
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
Squire's
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From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had sat there till her hair, once dark-brown, was turning grey; she would sit there until it was white.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading She had sat there till her hair, once dark-brown, was turning grey; she would sit there until it was white.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had sat there till her hair, once dark-brown, was turning grey; she would sit there until it was white.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was her practice to sit there on Sunday mornings for an hour before she went to her room adjoining to put on her hat for church.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It was her pleasure during that hour to do nothing but sit at the window, open if the weather permitted, and look over the home paddock and the squat spire of the village church rising among a group of elms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
WORSTEDnounUS /ˈwɜːrstɪd/
a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
From this reading SABBATH AT WORSTED SKEYNES In the white morning-room which served for her boudoir Mrs. Pendyce sat with an opened letter in her lap.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had sat there till her hair, once dark-brown, was turning grey; she would sit there until it was white.
you'll
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From this reading It is not known what she thought about at those times, unless of the countless Sunday mornings she had sat there with her hands in her lap waiting to be roused at 10.45 by the Squire's entrance and his “Now, my dear, you'll be late!”
