adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
actuallyadverbUS /ˈæktʃuːəli/
in actual fact
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
Armande
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From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
avoidingverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
Conolly
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From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
discontinuingverbUS /dɪskənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “discontinue” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
Douglas'snounUS /ˈdʌɡləsɪz/
possessive form of “douglas” — United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
Fairfax
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From this reading “Mrs. Leith Fairfax, sir.”
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
HardyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
HollandnounUS /ˈhɑːlənd/
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
housemaidnoun
a female domestic
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
intercoursenounUS /ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
communication between individuals
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/
discontinued temporarily
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
inventionnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
laboratorynounUS /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
Leith
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From this reading “Mrs. Leith Fairfax, sir.”
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
McQuinch's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Leith Fairfax, sir.”
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
ParknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
proposalnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
resentedverbUS /riˈzentɪd/
past form of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
Sark
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From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
shareverbUS /ʃer/
have in common
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
shewn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading “Mrs. Leith Fairfax, sir.”
societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
StreetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In October Marian was at Sark, holiday making at the house of Hardy McQuinch’s brother, who had recently returned to England with a fortune made in Australia.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading One evening, returning home alone a little before five o’clock, he shut himself into this laboratory, and had just set to work when Armande, the housemaid, interrupted him.
workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Conolly, having the house at Holland Park to himself, fitted a spare room as a laboratory, and worked there every night.
workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Conolly had had little intercourse with Mrs. Fairfax since before his marriage, when he had once shewn her the working of his invention at Queen Victoria Street; and as Marian had since resented her share of Douglas’s second proposal by avoiding her society as far as possible without actually discontinuing her acquaintance, this visit was a surprise.
