adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
astonishmentnounUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought she would be.
boxnounUS /bɑːks/
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
clubsnounUS /klʌbz/
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
designatedverbUS /ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪd/
past form of “designate” — assign a name or title to
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
exclusiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/
not divided or shared with others
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
GreennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought she would be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
Katharine
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From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
membernounUS /ˈmembər/
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
operanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
OtheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
ProblemsnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
prosceniumnoun
the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
retortedverbUS /riˈtɔːrtɪd/
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
right-handadjectiveUS /raɪtˈhænd/
located on or directed toward the right
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
Rohlfs
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From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought she would be.
She's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
StrangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought she would be.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
VioletnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought she would be.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
