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 proposed that we should all go and eat ices in the park.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We said good-bye to one another, and arranged to meet in the autumn.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading We said good-bye to one another, and arranged to meet in the autumn.
arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading We said good-bye to one another, and arranged to meet in the autumn.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
coastnounUS /koʊst/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading I proposed that we should all go and eat ices in the park.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
golfnounUS /ɡɑːlf/
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading We said good-bye to one another, and arranged to meet in the autumn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
icesnounUS /ˈaɪsəz/
plural of “ice” — water frozen in the solid state
From this reading I proposed that we should all go and eat ices in the park.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We said good-bye to one another, and arranged to meet in the autumn.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
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 The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading We said good-bye to one another, and arranged to meet in the autumn.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
NorfolknounUS /ˈnɔːrfək/
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We said good-bye to one another, and arranged to meet in the autumn.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
parknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading I proposed that we should all go and eat ices in the park.
proposedverbUS /prəˈpoʊzd/
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading I proposed that we should all go and eat ices in the park.
purchasesnounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəsəz/
plural of “purchase” — the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We said good-bye to one another, and arranged to meet in the autumn.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I proposed that we should all go and eat ices in the park.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
StoresnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
StricklandnounUS /ˈstrɪklənd/
United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854)
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Strickland was taking her family to the coast of Norfolk, so that the children might have the sea and her husband golf.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The season was drawing to its dusty end, and everyone I knew was arranging to go away.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We said good-bye to one another, and arranged to meet in the autumn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But on my last day in town, coming out of the Stores, I met her with her son and daughter; like myself, she had been making her final purchases before leaving London, and we were both hot and tired.
