adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She paused for a moment and looked about curiously.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading In this house lived the girl whom in her heart Dora hated bitterly.
BrentnounUS /brent/
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading She paused for a moment and looked about curiously.
DarknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/
the act of departing
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
Dora
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From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading What sort of reception might she expect?
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She paused for a moment and looked about curiously.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading In this house lived the girl whom in her heart Dora hated bitterly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading In this house lived the girl whom in her heart Dora hated bitterly.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In this house lived the girl whom in her heart Dora hated bitterly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In this house lived the girl whom in her heart Dora hated bitterly.
hesitatedverbUS /ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading For some time she hesitated.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In this house lived the girl whom in her heart Dora hated bitterly.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this house lived the girl whom in her heart Dora hated bitterly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
lightlyadverbUS /ˈlaɪtli/
without good reason
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In this house lived the girl whom in her heart Dora hated bitterly.
LockenounUS /lɑːk/
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She paused for a moment and looked about curiously.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What sort of reception might she expect?
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading She paused for a moment and looked about curiously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading She paused for a moment and looked about curiously.
porte-cocherenoun
a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading What sort of reception might she expect?
RocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
runaboutnounUS /ˈrʌnəbaʊt/
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She paused for a moment and looked about curiously.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some time she hesitated.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading What sort of reception might she expect?
steppedverbUS /stept/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this house lived the girl whom in her heart Dora hated bitterly.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For some time she hesitated.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What sort of reception might she expect?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Darkness had settled down upon Brent Rock, following the departure of Locke, when a trim runabout drew up under the porte-cochere and Dora stepped lightly out of it.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In this house lived the girl whom in her heart Dora hated bitterly.
