adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
accustomedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌstəmd/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “‘Like the day before yesterday!
centnounUS /sent/
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
centsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
convertverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərt/
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
crimenounUS /kraɪm/
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “‘Like the day before yesterday!
declarationsnounUS /ˌdeklərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “declaration” — a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
glitteredverbUS /ˈɡlɪtərd/
past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
impassionedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæʃənd/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “‘Like the day before yesterday!
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
romancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
stocknounUS /stɑːk/
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
stockbrokernounUS /ˈstɑːkbroʊkər/
an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘Like the day before yesterday!
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
threesnounUS /θriːz/
plural of “three” — the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Sometimes a crime may be a whole romance; I understood that just then.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I looked at her, and my eyes glittered with anger.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading She was so accustomed, no doubt, to the most impassioned declarations of this kind, that my words and my tears were forgotten already.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading Yes,’ she said, ‘I was thinking of my stockbroker; I had forgotten to tell him to convert my five per cent stock into threes, and the three per cents had fallen during the day.’
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading “‘Like the day before yesterday!
