adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her story was a simple one.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
BredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
CnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
currentnounUS /ˈkɜːrənt/
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
DaviesnounUS /ˈdeɪviz/
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
DetroitnounUS /dɪˈtrɔɪt/
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading In doing this she had walked into a fortune.
enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading In doing this she had walked into a fortune.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her story was a simple one.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In doing this she had walked into a fortune.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
legacynounUS /ˈleɡəsi/
(law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her story was a simple one.
Packard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
partedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
recipientnounUS /rəˈsɪpiənt/
a person who receives something
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
removalnounUS /rɪˈmuːvəl/
the act of removing
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Her story was a simple one.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Her story was a simple one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In doing this she had walked into a fortune.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
unclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading In doing this she had walked into a fortune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her story was a simple one.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Bred in the West, she had come, immediately after her mother’s death, to live with that mother’s brother in Detroit.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I knew all the current gossip about Mrs. Packard before I had parted with Miss Davies.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Her uncle was a rich man and when he died, which was about a year after her marriage with Mr. Packard and removal to C--, she found herself the recipient of an enormous legacy.
