aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For his blood boiled with jealousy--jealousy of his head office boy!--and about an obscure little typewriter!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For his blood boiled with jealousy--jealousy of his head office boy!--and about an obscure little typewriter!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For his blood boiled with jealousy--jealousy of his head office boy!--and about an obscure little typewriter!
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She did not appear until one o'clock.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading For his blood boiled with jealousy--jealousy of his head office boy!--and about an obscure little typewriter!
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading For his blood boiled with jealousy--jealousy of his head office boy!--and about an obscure little typewriter!
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading Then out she came--with the head office boy!--the good-looking, young head office boy.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then out she came--with the head office boy!--the good-looking, young head office boy.
contemptnounUS /kənˈtempt/
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Norman's contempt for himself there reached its lowest ebb.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not appear until one o'clock.
ebbverbUS /eb/
flow back or recede
From this reading Norman's contempt for himself there reached its lowest ebb.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He followed the two, keeping to the other side of the street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Norman's contempt for himself there reached its lowest ebb.
good-lookingadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdlʊkɪŋ/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Then out she came--with the head office boy!--the good-looking, young head office boy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He followed the two, keeping to the other side of the street.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then out she came--with the head office boy!--the good-looking, young head office boy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Norman's contempt for himself there reached its lowest ebb.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For his blood boiled with jealousy--jealousy of his head office boy!--and about an obscure little typewriter!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Norman's contempt for himself there reached its lowest ebb.
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading For his blood boiled with jealousy--jealousy of his head office boy!--and about an obscure little typewriter!
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading He followed the two, keeping to the other side of the street.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For his blood boiled with jealousy--jealousy of his head office boy!--and about an obscure little typewriter!
lowestadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading Norman's contempt for himself there reached its lowest ebb.
Norman'snounUS /ˈnɔːrmənz/
possessive form of “norman” — United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading Norman's contempt for himself there reached its lowest ebb.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not appear until one o'clock.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading She did not appear until one o'clock.
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading For his blood boiled with jealousy--jealousy of his head office boy!--and about an obscure little typewriter!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For his blood boiled with jealousy--jealousy of his head office boy!--and about an obscure little typewriter!
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Then out she came--with the head office boy!--the good-looking, young head office boy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She did not appear until one o'clock.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He followed the two, keeping to the other side of the street.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then out she came--with the head office boy!--the good-looking, young head office boy.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Norman's contempt for himself there reached its lowest ebb.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not appear until one o'clock.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He followed the two, keeping to the other side of the street.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He followed the two, keeping to the other side of the street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then out she came--with the head office boy!--the good-looking, young head office boy.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then out she came--with the head office boy!--the good-looking, young head office boy.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Norman's contempt for himself there reached its lowest ebb.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He followed the two, keeping to the other side of the street.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He followed the two, keeping to the other side of the street.
typewriternounUS /ˈtaɪpraɪtər/
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading For his blood boiled with jealousy--jealousy of his head office boy!--and about an obscure little typewriter!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She did not appear until one o'clock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then out she came--with the head office boy!--the good-looking, young head office boy.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Then out she came--with the head office boy!--the good-looking, young head office boy.
