AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
BuntingnounUS /ˈbʌntɪŋ/
a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
From this reading Bunting looked deprecatingly at his wife.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
ChandlernounUS /ˈtʃændlər/
United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
Daisy'snounUS /ˈdeɪziz/
possessive form of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
deprecatingly
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From this reading Bunting looked deprecatingly at his wife.
descendedverbUS /dɪˈsendəd/
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
explainingverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
explanationnounUS /ˌekspləˈneɪʃən/
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
half-hournounUS /ˈhæfaʊər/
a half of an hour
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I hope it’s quite safe sending her off like that?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope it’s quite safe sending her off like that?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope it’s quite safe sending her off like that?”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
it's
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From this reading “I hope it’s quite safe sending her off like that?”
Joe
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From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
lamelyadverbUS /ˈleɪmli/
in a weak and unconvincing manner
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I hope it’s quite safe sending her off like that?”
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bunting looked deprecatingly at his wife.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
pallverbUS /pɑːl/
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “I hope it’s quite safe sending her off like that?”
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “I hope it’s quite safe sending her off like that?”
sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “I hope it’s quite safe sending her off like that?”
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
silentlyadverbUS /ˈsaɪləntli/
without speaking
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
stepmothernounUS /ˈstepmʌðər/
the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
twouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Bunting looked deprecatingly at his wife.
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “If we was to have waited much longer, perhaps, ’twouldn’t have been possible to walk a yard,” he explained, and they had accepted, silently, his explanation.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading A yellow pall of fog had suddenly descended on London, and Joe had come a full half-hour before they expected him, explaining, rather lamely, that it was the fog which had brought him so soon.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Daisy’s father and stepmother stood side by side at the front door, watching the girl and young Chandler walk off into the darkness.
