AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading The great old hall was lonesome, also, for a young girl who had no comrades near.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
bethought
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From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
Cicely
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From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The great old hall was lonesome, also, for a young girl who had no comrades near.
dangerousadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
dismissedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmɪst/
having lost your job
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
easeverbUS /iːz/
move gently or carefully
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
Foterell
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From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The great old hall was lonesome, also, for a young girl who had no comrades near.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great old hall was lonesome, also, for a young girl who had no comrades near.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
how
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From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading The great old hall was lonesome, also, for a young girl who had no comrades near.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
mealnounUS /miːl/
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
midwinternounUS /ˈmɪˈdwɪntər/
the middle of winter
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The great old hall was lonesome, also, for a young girl who had no comrades near.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The great old hall was lonesome, also, for a young girl who had no comrades near.
noonnounUS /nuːn/
the middle of the day
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The great old hall was lonesome, also, for a young girl who had no comrades near.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
Shefton
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From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
SittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
sweptadjectiveUS /swept/
possessing sweep
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
untouchedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʌtʃt/
still full
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
waneverbUS /weɪn/
grow smaller
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not much of the rough midwinter fare passed her lips, for she was ill at ease.
WEDDINGnounUS /ˈwedɪŋ/
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Sitting there in the big room, she bethought her how different it had been in her childhood, before some foul sickness, of which she knew not the name or nature, had swept away her mother, her two brothers, and her sister all in a single week, leaving her untouched.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The man she loved had been dismissed from her because his fortunes were on the wane, and her father had gone upon a journey which she felt, rather than knew, to be very dangerous.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A WEDDING About noon of the day after that upon which Sir John had come to his death, Cicely Foterell sat at her meal in Shefton Hall.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The great old hall was lonesome, also, for a young girl who had no comrades near.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The great old hall was lonesome, also, for a young girl who had no comrades near.
