adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don't you worry about them.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
aren't
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From this reading "The newspapers aren't the world, Tom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
Don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you worry about them.
embarrassingadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəsɪŋ/
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Everybody in your world knows the truth well enough."
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody in your world knows the truth well enough."
FishernounUS /ˈfɪʃər/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
HastingsnounUS /ˈheɪstɪŋz/
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
HornenounUS /hɔːrn/
United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody in your world knows the truth well enough."
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Everybody in your world knows the truth well enough."
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading "The newspapers aren't the world, Tom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/
with low volume
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
sourverbUS /ˈsaʊər/
go sour or spoil
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Don't you worry about them.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading "The newspapers aren't the world, Tom.
Travers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Everybody in your world knows the truth well enough."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a rather embarrassing silence, full of memories of the great battle, and then Horne Fisher said, quietly:
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 "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Well," said Travers, with a rather sour smile, "so long as he leaves Hastings alone the world won't mind much."
worryverbUS /ˈwɜːri/
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Don't you worry about them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you worry about them.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Everybody in your world knows the truth well enough."
