AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
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 “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
brilliantadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪljənt/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
convictionnounUS /kənˈvɪkʃən/
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading The tone was one of utter conviction.
darlingnounUS /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/
a special loved one
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tone was one of utter conviction.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The tone was one of utter conviction.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/
recurring again and again
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
sanitynounUS /ˈsænəti/
normal or sound powers of mind
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
specternounUS /ˈspektər/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
suggestiveadjectiveUS /səˈdʒestɪv/
tending to suggest or imply
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The tone was one of utter conviction.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
utterverbUS /ˈʌtər/
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading The tone was one of utter conviction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
