adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
adventnounUS /ˈædvent/
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
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 To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
AugustanounUS /əˈɡʌstə/
the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
Bigwood
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From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
button-hole
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
ces
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
consoleverbUS /ˈkɑːnsoʊl/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
damesnounUS /deɪmz/
plural of “dame” — informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
decoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
doesn't
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
Dora
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
flowernounUS /ˈflaʊər/
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
flushedadjectiveUS /flʌʃt/
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
Forbes
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
GuynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
he's
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
I'm
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From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
Minch
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From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
rareadjectiveUS /rer/
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
To-day
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
Walsingham
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
Wimbush
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
