adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
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 'Would you have had her introduce Chickerel to us all round?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
Chickerel
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From this reading 'Would you have had her introduce Chickerel to us all round?
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Then she ought not to have come!'
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading My dear Margaret, it was a complicated position for a woman.'
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Margaret, it was a complicated position for a woman.'
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
Doncastle
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From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My dear Margaret, it was a complicated position for a woman.'
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Would you have had her introduce Chickerel to us all round?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
cause to come to know personally
From this reading 'Would you have had her introduce Chickerel to us all round?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear Margaret, it was a complicated position for a woman.'
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
Margaret
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear Margaret, it was a complicated position for a woman.'
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading 'Then she ought not to have come!'
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading My dear Margaret, it was a complicated position for a woman.'
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading 'Would you have had her introduce Chickerel to us all round?
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Then she ought not to have come!'
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Then she ought not to have come!'
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 'There may be something in that, though she was dining out at other houses as good as ours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Would you have had her introduce Chickerel to us all round?
treatedadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
unnoticedadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊtɪst/
not noticed
From this reading 'I know this,' said Mrs. Doncastle, in great anger, 'that if my father had been in the room, I should not have let the fact pass unnoticed, and treated him like a stranger!'
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Would you have had her introduce Chickerel to us all round?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear Margaret, it was a complicated position for a woman.'
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading My dear Margaret, it was a complicated position for a woman.'
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Would you have had her introduce Chickerel to us all round?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Would you have had her introduce Chickerel to us all round?
