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 arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
addressverbUS /ˈædres/
speak to
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The travellers arrived on a Friday evening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
Cheshire
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From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The travellers arrived on a Friday evening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading The travellers arrived on a Friday evening.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
Hannaford
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From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading On Saturday morning there was sunshine over the hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
Irene
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From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
Malvern
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From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On Saturday morning there was sunshine over the hills.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The travellers arrived on a Friday evening.
Otway
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From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On Saturday morning there was sunshine over the hills.
PiersnounUS /pɪrz/
plural of “pier” — a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On Saturday morning there was sunshine over the hills.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
spendverbUS /spend/
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading On Saturday morning there was sunshine over the hills.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was arranged that she should accompany Mrs. Hannaford to Malvern, and spend a couple of days there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading The travellers arrived on a Friday evening.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again Irene was going down into Cheshire, to visit the two old ladies, her relatives.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Before leaving town Mrs. Hannaford had written to Piers Otway to give him the address of the house at Malvern in which rooms had been taken for them.
