adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Something, however, had to be done.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
belongedverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋd/
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A _yoshi_ this boy is called.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is difficult to re-marry these offcasts.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Something, however, had to be done.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something, however, had to be done.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Something, however, had to be done.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult to re-marry these offcasts.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is difficult to re-marry these offcasts.
lawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
offcasts
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From this reading It is difficult to re-marry these offcasts.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
re-marry
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From this reading It is difficult to re-marry these offcasts.
sent-home
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From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something, however, had to be done.
sonless
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From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
strollnounUS /stroʊl/
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is difficult to re-marry these offcasts.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A _yoshi_ this boy is called.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is difficult to re-marry these offcasts.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The sent-home wife was terribly in the way in her father's house, for by law she belonged neither there nor in any other place.
yoshi
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From this reading A _yoshi_ this boy is called.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading So dear father took a stroll out into the village, and being sonless adopted a young boy as the head of his house.
