adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
aloofadjectiveUS /əˈluːf/
remote in manner
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
amendsnounUS /əˈmendz/
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
Blount
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From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
continuingadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
covertlyadverbUS /koʊˈvɜːrtli/
in a covert manner
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
DECHERD
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From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/
the act of departing
From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
Eddring
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From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
EllisonnounUS /ˈelɪsən/
United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)
From this reading Mrs. Ellison was rarely visible about the house.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
HENRYnounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
ignoringverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
LADYnounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
MISSverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
moodynounUS /ˈmuːdi/
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Ellison was rarely visible about the house.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
plausibleadjectiveUS /ˈplɔːzəbəl/
apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading Mrs. Ellison was rarely visible about the house.
reasonsnounUS /ˈriːzənz/
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading John Eddring had long since taken his departure for the city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading Mrs. Ellison was rarely visible about the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Ellison was rarely visible about the house.
waysnounUS /weɪz/
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were reasons indeed why Decherd should be covertly pleased at matters as he now found them.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading MISS LADY AND HENRY DECHERD Why Henry Decherd should have remained so long at the Big House at this particular time might have found plausible answer in any of a dozen ways.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Colonel Blount touched his pride keenly enough by practically ignoring his presence, yet he made amends by continuing moody and aloof, spending little time about the house.
