adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
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 All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
attorneynounUS /əˈtɜːrni/
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Receiving a negative reply she asked that she be called the moment it was brought in.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
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 Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
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From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
evidencenounUS /ˈevədəns/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
Jimmy'snounUS /ˈdʒɪmiz/
possessive form of “jimmy” — a short crowbar
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
lawyernounUS /ˈlɔːjər/
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Receiving a negative reply she asked that she be called the moment it was brought in.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
negativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɡətɪv/
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
From this reading Receiving a negative reply she asked that she be called the moment it was brought in.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
ReceivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading Receiving a negative reply she asked that she be called the moment it was brought in.
replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Receiving a negative reply she asked that she be called the moment it was brought in.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
TRIALnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading THE TRIAL.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
