ACIDadjectiveUS /ˈæsəd/
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
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 All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had taken up some sewing, and she worked at it steadily.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
ay
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From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
Barry
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From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
CumberlandnounUS /ˈkʌmbərlənd/
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
Dan
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From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
Kate
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From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
living-roomnoun
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
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 Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
LunounUS /luː/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
lynx-eyedadjective
having very keen vision
From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
numberedverbUS /ˈnʌmbərd/
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/
recurring again and again
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
replenishedverbUS /riˈplenɪʃt/
past form of “replenish” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading She had taken up some sewing, and she worked at it steadily.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had taken up some sewing, and she worked at it steadily.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
steadilyadverbUS /ˈstedəli/
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading She had taken up some sewing, and she worked at it steadily.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had taken up some sewing, and she worked at it steadily.
TESTnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ACID TEST In the living-room below they heard it, Dan and Kate Cumberland.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had taken up some sewing, and she worked at it steadily.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some of that time Dan Barry was in the room, sitting through long intervals, watching her with lynx-eyed attention.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Very rarely did he speak--almost never, and she could have numbered upon her two hands the words he had spoken--ay, and she could have repeated them one by one.
workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had taken up some sewing, and she worked at it steadily.
Wung
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From this reading All day she had sat by the fire which still blazed on the hearth, replenished from time to time by the care of Wung Lu.
