adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading I should not have thought of speaking to him of my affairs so soon after Preston's death.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
Alison
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From this reading In the same mail was a letter from Alison.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
CalvarynounUS /ˈkælvəri/
a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I should not have thought of speaking to him of my affairs so soon after Preston's death.
Eldon
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From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I have had," she wrote, "a talk with my father.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have had," she wrote, "a talk with my father.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should not have thought of speaking to him of my affairs so soon after Preston's death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The initiative was his.
Hodder
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From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
initiativenounUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
From this reading The initiative was his.
John'snounUS /dʒɑːnz/
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading In the same mail was a letter from Alison.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading In the same mail was a letter from Alison.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have had," she wrote, "a talk with my father.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should not have thought of speaking to him of my affairs so soon after Preston's death.
ParknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
Parr's
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From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
Preston's
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From this reading I should not have thought of speaking to him of my affairs so soon after Preston's death.
receiveverbUS /rəˈsiːv/
get something; come into possession of
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
rectornounUS /ˈrektər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
requestingverbUS /rɪˈkwestɪŋ/
-ing form of “request” — express the need or desire for
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the same mail was a letter from Alison.
secretarynounUS /ˈsekrəteri/
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have had," she wrote, "a talk with my father.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should not have thought of speaking to him of my affairs so soon after Preston's death.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I should not have thought of speaking to him of my affairs so soon after Preston's death.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading I should not have thought of speaking to him of my affairs so soon after Preston's death.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I should not have thought of speaking to him of my affairs so soon after Preston's death.
St
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From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
StreetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "I have had," she wrote, "a talk with my father.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I should not have thought of speaking to him of my affairs so soon after Preston's death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I Two days after the funeral, which had taken place from Calvary, and not from St. John's, Hodder was no little astonished to receive a note from Eldon Parr's secretary requesting the rector to call in Park Street.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have had," she wrote, "a talk with my father.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "I have had," she wrote, "a talk with my father.
