adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Something about this simple, wild camp life had begun to grip her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It must come sometime and she was anxious for it.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading It must come sometime and she was anxious for it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She found herself shirking daily attention to the clothes she had brought West.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Something about this simple, wild camp life had begun to grip her.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She found herself shirking daily attention to the clothes she had brought West.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Something about this simple, wild camp life had begun to grip her.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading She found herself shirking daily attention to the clothes she had brought West.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It must come sometime and she was anxious for it.
dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading She found herself shirking daily attention to the clothes she had brought West.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
DaysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Days passed.
especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It must come sometime and she was anxious for it.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading She found herself shirking daily attention to the clothes she had brought West.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading Something about this simple, wild camp life had begun to grip her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something about this simple, wild camp life had begun to grip her.
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She found herself shirking daily attention to the clothes she had brought West.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must come sometime and she was anxious for it.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Something about this simple, wild camp life had begun to grip her.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must come sometime and she was anxious for it.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Days passed.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It must come sometime and she was anxious for it.
shirkingnounUS /ˈʃɜːrkɪŋ/
the evasion of work or duty
From this reading She found herself shirking daily attention to the clothes she had brought West.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Something about this simple, wild camp life had begun to grip her.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something about this simple, wild camp life had begun to grip her.
sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading It must come sometime and she was anxious for it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She found herself shirking daily attention to the clothes she had brought West.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
unclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It must come sometime and she was anxious for it.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading She found herself shirking daily attention to the clothes she had brought West.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Something about this simple, wild camp life had begun to grip her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/
showing curiosity
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every morning Helen awoke with a wondering question as to what this day would bring forth, especially with regard to possible news from her uncle.
