adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/
disposed to please
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There's no greater boredom,"--she declared--"than the society of an imaginative invalid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such company will not be restful to you,--it will tire you out.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
boredomnounUS /ˈbɔːrdəm/
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
From this reading "There's no greater boredom,"--she declared--"than the society of an imaginative invalid.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
brightestadjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtəst/
superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The latter chance was, thought my friend, whom I will call Francesca, most likely.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The latter chance was, thought my friend, whom I will call Francesca, most likely.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Such company will not be restful to you,--it will tire you out.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "There's no greater boredom,"--she declared--"than the society of an imaginative invalid.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
Francesca
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From this reading The latter chance was, thought my friend, whom I will call Francesca, most likely.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading "There's no greater boredom,"--she declared--"than the society of an imaginative invalid.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
Harlands
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From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
imaginativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading "There's no greater boredom,"--she declared--"than the society of an imaginative invalid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
invalidnounUS /ˈɪnvələd/
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading "There's no greater boredom,"--she declared--"than the society of an imaginative invalid.
Inverness-shire
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From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such company will not be restful to you,--it will tire you out.
joinverbUS /dʒɔɪn/
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter chance was, thought my friend, whom I will call Francesca, most likely.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The latter chance was, thought my friend, whom I will call Francesca, most likely.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The latter chance was, thought my friend, whom I will call Francesca, most likely.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
naturesnounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no greater boredom,"--she declared--"than the society of an imaginative invalid.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such company will not be restful to you,--it will tire you out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Such company will not be restful to you,--it will tire you out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
peacefullyadverbUS /ˈpiːsfəli/
in a peaceful manner
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
pleasantnessnoun
the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
restfuladjectiveUS /ˈrestfəl/
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading Such company will not be restful to you,--it will tire you out.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading "There's no greater boredom,"--she declared--"than the society of an imaginative invalid.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such company will not be restful to you,--it will tire you out.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "There's no greater boredom,"--she declared--"than the society of an imaginative invalid.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
There's
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From this reading "There's no greater boredom,"--she declared--"than the society of an imaginative invalid.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The latter chance was, thought my friend, whom I will call Francesca, most likely.
tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading Such company will not be restful to you,--it will tire you out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
tripnounUS /trɪp/
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading I slept as soundly and peacefully as a child, and the next day started on my journey in the brightest of bright summer weather.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The latter chance was, thought my friend, whom I will call Francesca, most likely.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A friend travelled with me--one of those amiable women to whom life is always pleasant because of the pleasantness in their own natures; she had taken a house for the season in Inverness-shire, and I had arranged to join her there when my trip with the Harlands was over, or rather, I should say, when they had grown weary of me and I of them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Such company will not be restful to you,--it will tire you out.
