AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A YEAR elapsed before any tidings of the wanderer came.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He checked an involuntary sigh as he did so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading A YEAR elapsed before any tidings of the wanderer came.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He checked an involuntary sigh as he did so.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A YEAR elapsed before any tidings of the wanderer came.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A YEAR elapsed before any tidings of the wanderer came.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading He checked an involuntary sigh as he did so.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading A YEAR elapsed before any tidings of the wanderer came.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
Howland
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From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
involuntaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlənteri/
not subject to the control of the will
From this reading He checked an involuntary sigh as he did so.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
linesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A YEAR elapsed before any tidings of the wanderer came.
placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
sighverbUS /saɪ/
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading He checked an involuntary sigh as he did so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He checked an involuntary sigh as he did so.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
SouthernadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A YEAR elapsed before any tidings of the wanderer came.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading A YEAR elapsed before any tidings of the wanderer came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
wanderernounUS /ˈwɑːndərər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading A YEAR elapsed before any tidings of the wanderer came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
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 He had little to say of himself, beyond that he was well; and did not speak of visiting home.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then Mrs. Howland received a few lines from him, dated in a Southern city, where he spoke of having just arrived from South America.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading After reading this letter, Mrs. Howland placed it in the hands of her husband, who read it also, and then gave it back without a remark.
YEARnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A YEAR elapsed before any tidings of the wanderer came.
