adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
acquaintanceshipnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsʃɪp/
a relationship less intimate than friendship
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading Six months ago I had never been to England, and, certainly, I had never sounded the depths of an English heart.
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 My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
Ashburnham
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From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
Ashburnhams
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From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Six months ago I had never been to England, and, certainly, I had never sounded the depths of an English heart.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Six months ago I had never been to England, and, certainly, I had never sounded the depths of an English heart.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
depthsnounUS /depθs/
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Six months ago I had never been to England, and, certainly, I had never sounded the depths of an English heart.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Six months ago I had never been to England, and, certainly, I had never sounded the depths of an English heart.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading THIS is the saddest story I have ever heard.
extremeadjectiveUS /ekˈstriːm/
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
glove's
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From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THIS is the saddest story I have ever heard.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THIS is the saddest story I have ever heard.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Six months ago I had never been to England, and, certainly, I had never sounded the depths of an English heart.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THIS is the saddest story I have ever heard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/
close or warm friendship
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THIS is the saddest story I have ever heard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Six months ago I had never been to England, and, certainly, I had never sounded the depths of an English heart.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
Nauheim
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From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Six months ago I had never been to England, and, certainly, I had never sounded the depths of an English heart.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
puzzleverbUS /ˈpʌzəl/
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
saddestadjectiveUS /ˈsædəst/
superlative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading THIS is the saddest story I have ever heard.
seasonsnounUS /ˈsiːzənz/
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
SixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six months ago I had never been to England, and, certainly, I had never sounded the depths of an English heart.
soundedverbUS /ˈsaʊndɪd/
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Six months ago I had never been to England, and, certainly, I had never sounded the depths of an English heart.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THIS is the saddest story I have ever heard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THIS is the saddest story I have ever heard.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THIS is the saddest story I have ever heard.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading My wife and I knew Captain and Mrs Ashburnham as well as it was possible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy—or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a good glove's with your hand.
