adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading We might make him a bed on the floor somewhere."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
convictionnounUS /kənˈvɪkʃən/
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
disappointmentnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading We might make him a bed on the floor somewhere."
fretfullyadverb
in a fretful manner
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
GuineanounUS /ˈɡɪni/
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "Oh, well, Jane," replied her husband in a soothing voice, "never mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, well, Jane," replied her husband in a soothing voice, "never mind.
intrusionnounUS /ˌɪnˈtruːʒən/
any entry into an area not previously occupied
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, well, Jane," replied her husband in a soothing voice, "never mind.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading We might make him a bed on the floor somewhere."
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might make him a bed on the floor somewhere."
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
NnounUS /en/
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh, well, Jane," replied her husband in a soothing voice, "never mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, well, Jane," replied her husband in a soothing voice, "never mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We might make him a bed on the floor somewhere."
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, well, Jane," replied her husband in a soothing voice, "never mind.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "He seems like a decent man, at least; and don't look as if he had anything bad about him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading We might make him a bed on the floor somewhere."
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading "Oh, well, Jane," replied her husband in a soothing voice, "never mind.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We might make him a bed on the floor somewhere."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
unhingedadjectiveUS /ənˈhɪndʒd/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
unwelcomeadjectiveUS /ənˈwelkəm/
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
visitornounUS /ˈvɪzɪtər/
someone who visits
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Oh, well, Jane," replied her husband in a soothing voice, "never mind.
WadeverbUS /weɪd/
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We might make him a bed on the floor somewhere."
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Oh, well, Jane," replied her husband in a soothing voice, "never mind.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish he had been to Guinea before he came here," said Mrs. Wade, fretfully.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The disappointment, the conviction that Mr. N--would not arrive, and the intrusion of so unwelcome a visitor as the stranger, completely unhinged her mind.
