adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
AlbanynounUS /ˈɔːlbəni/
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading Peter replied that he was very sorry, but business called him to Albany on that day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Peter replied that he was very sorry, but business called him to Albany on that day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Peter replied that he was very sorry, but business called him to Albany on that day.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
COMMISSIONSnounUS /kəˈmɪʃənz/
plural of “commission” — a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading COMMISSIONS.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Peter replied that he was very sorry, but business called him to Albany on that day.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
DenounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
expressingverbUS /ɪkˈspresɪŋ/
-ing form of “express” — give expression to
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/
take the midday meal
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading If not, merely lunch with us.”
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peter replied that he was very sorry, but business called him to Albany on that day.
PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
recitalnounUS /rəˈsaɪtəl/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
regretverbUS /rəˈɡret/
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Peter replied that he was very sorry, but business called him to Albany on that day.
requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/
express the need or desire for
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Peter replied that he was very sorry, but business called him to Albany on that day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Peter replied that he was very sorry, but business called him to Albany on that day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If not, merely lunch with us.”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
Voe's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peter made his dinner call at Miss De Voe’s, but did not find her at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peter replied that he was very sorry, but business called him to Albany on that day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He received a very pleasant letter expressing her regret at missing him, and a request to lunch with her two days later, and to go with some friends to an afternoon piano recital, “if you care for music.
