adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
Alan
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From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
Bessie
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From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
Couldn't
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From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
Enderby
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From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
getsnounUS /ɡets/
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We want him to go down with us.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
hatenounUS /heɪt/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We want him to go down with us.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
it's
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From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
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 Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
MarynounUS /ˈmeri/
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
Mary'snounUS /ˈmeriz/
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/
in an open way
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/
not often
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
shrinkingnounUS /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
process or result of becoming less or smaller
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We want him to go down with us.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bessie had seldom spoken openly with Mary Enderby about her brother; but that was rather from Mary's shrinking than her own; she knew that everybody understood his case.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Couldn't you come down to us for a week?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “No. We both think it's best to be here when Alan gets back.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We want him to go down with us.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hate to have you staying on.
