adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
agreedadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːd/
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Mrs. Eppingwell and the mistake she made.
approachverbUS /əˈproʊtʃ/
move towards
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mrs. Eppingwell and the mistake she made.
Charley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
dogsnounUS /dɑːɡz/
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
Eppingwell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Mrs. Eppingwell and the mistake she made.
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
GreeknounUS /ɡriːk/
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But Mrs. Eppingwell and the mistake she made.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
marryverbUS /ˈmeri/
take in marriage
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading But no names were mentioned.
mistakenounUS /mɪˈsteɪk/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading But Mrs. Eppingwell and the mistake she made.
model-woman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But Mrs. Eppingwell and the mistake she made.
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading But no names were mentioned.
nearestadverbUS /ˈnɪrəst/
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no names were mentioned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Mrs. Eppingwell and the mistake she made.
SitkanounUS /ˈsɪtkə/
a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America and served as the capital of Alaska from 1867 until 1906
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
soldadjectiveUS /soʊld/
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
tentativelyadverbUS /ˈtentətɪvli/
in a tentative manner
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Mrs. Eppingwell and the mistake she made.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But no names were mentioned.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She spoke of the affair, tentatively, to Sitka Charley, who had sold dogs to the Greek girl.
wickedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪkəd/
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading And he agreed with her, that it was a wicked thing for a woman to come between a man and the girl he was to marry.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The nearest approach to it was when Mrs. Eppingwell said, "This--er--horrid woman," and Sitka Charley, with the model-woman strong in his thoughts, had echoed, "--er--horrid woman."
