adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
AgentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
brother-in-lawnounUS /ˈbrʌðərɪnlɔː/
a brother by marriage
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Magnificent scenery, certainly.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
didn't
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From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
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 Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
HerrnounUS /her/
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
JuniornounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
MagnificentadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/
characterized by grandeur
From this reading Magnificent scenery, certainly.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading Magnificent scenery, certainly.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
somehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
SplendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
steppedverbUS /stept/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
tweeds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
Uthoug
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Herr Uthoug Junior, Agent for English tweeds, stepped out of the train one warm day in July, and stood for a moment on the station platform looking about him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
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 Well, well!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading And this beautiful valley was where his sister had been living for more than a year.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Splendid air--and yet somehow it didn’t seem to have done his brother-in-law much good.
