adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She was "afraid it could make neither of us happy."
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading He read the letter again, but a second perusal made it no better.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very briefly and clearly, Molly had broken off the engagement.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She "thought it best."
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading He read the letter again, but a second perusal made it no better.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading Very briefly and clearly, Molly had broken off the engagement.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Very briefly and clearly, Molly had broken off the engagement.
Burghnoun
a borough in Scotland
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He read the letter again, but a second perusal made it no better.
clearlyadverbUS /ˈklɪrli/
without doubt or question
From this reading Very briefly and clearly, Molly had broken off the engagement.
Coombe-Crombie
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From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was "afraid it could make neither of us happy."
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
Dreever
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From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
EarlnounUS /ɜːrl/
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
engagementnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Very briefly and clearly, Molly had broken off the engagement.
FAMILYnounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Very briefly and clearly, Molly had broken off the engagement.
Hannasyde
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From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She was "afraid it could make neither of us happy."
harrowverbUS /ˈhæroʊ/
draw a harrow over
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He read the letter again, but a second perusal made it no better.
HildebrandnounUS /ˈhɪldɪbrænd/
the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He read the letter again, but a second perusal made it no better.
JARSnounUS /dʒɑːrz/
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He read the letter again, but a second perusal made it no better.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He read the letter again, but a second perusal made it no better.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading She was "afraid it could make neither of us happy."
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Very briefly and clearly, Molly had broken off the engagement.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She was "afraid it could make neither of us happy."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He read the letter again, but a second perusal made it no better.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Very briefly and clearly, Molly had broken off the engagement.
perusalnounUS /pərˈuːzəl/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading He read the letter again, but a second perusal made it no better.
Poynt
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From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He read the letter again, but a second perusal made it no better.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He read the letter again, but a second perusal made it no better.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She "thought it best."
SpencernounUS /ˈspensər/
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She "thought it best."
toadnounUS /toʊd/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
twelfthadjectiveUS /twelfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was "afraid it could make neither of us happy."
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Very briefly and clearly, Molly had broken off the engagement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FAMILY JARS Hildebrand Spencer Poynt de Burgh John Hannasyde Coombe-Crombie, twelfth Earl of Dreever, was feeling like a toad under the harrow.
