adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, she'll have to wait for her good news," Mr. Ferguson said; and handed a telegram to Miss White.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
can't
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From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading "Despatch from David.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
Despatchverb
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading "Despatch from David.
ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
Ferguson
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From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well, she'll have to wait for her good news," Mr. Ferguson said; and handed a telegram to Miss White.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
handedadjectiveUS /ˈhændəd/
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading "Well, she'll have to wait for her good news," Mr. Ferguson said; and handed a telegram to Miss White.
hasn't
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From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
immejetly
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From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
keepsnounUS /kiːps/
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, she'll have to wait for her good news," Mr. Ferguson said; and handed a telegram to Miss White.
Nannie's
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From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Well, she'll have to wait for her good news," Mr. Ferguson said; and handed a telegram to Miss White.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, she'll have to wait for her good news," Mr. Ferguson said; and handed a telegram to Miss White.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
she'll
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From this reading "Well, she'll have to wait for her good news," Mr. Ferguson said; and handed a telegram to Miss White.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading "Well, she'll have to wait for her good news," Mr. Ferguson said; and handed a telegram to Miss White.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Well, she'll have to wait for her good news," Mr. Ferguson said; and handed a telegram to Miss White.
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 "Well, she'll have to wait for her good news," Mr. Ferguson said; and handed a telegram to Miss White.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I can't imagine what keeps her, though I suppose they have a great deal to talk over!"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Robert Ferguson came in to luncheon the next day, he asked for Elizabeth.
WhitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "She hasn't come home yet from Nannie's," Miss White told him; "I thought she would be here immejetly after breakfast.
