AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading Widdowson knew that Monica was going to the Academy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
arrivingverbUS /ərˈaɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
Barfoot's
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From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
CHAINSnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
CLANKverbUS /klæŋk/
make a clank
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
dinner-hour
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From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Widdowson knew that Monica was going to the Academy.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
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 Widdowson knew that Monica was going to the Academy.
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 A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
Mildred
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From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
Monica
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From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
opposedadjectiveUS /əˈpoʊzd/
being in opposition or having an opponent
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
outburstnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
prolongedadjectiveUS /prəˈlɔːŋd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
resoluteadjectiveUS /ˈrezəluːt/
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
termsnounUS /tɜːrmz/
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS Since Saturday evening Monica and her husband had not been on speaking terms.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He allowed her to set forth alone, and even tried to persuade himself that he was indifferent as to the hour of her return; but she had not long been gone before he followed.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
VespernounUS /ˈvespər/
a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A visit she paid to Mildred Vesper, after her call at Miss Barfoot’s, prolonged itself so that she did not reach home until the dinner-hour was long past.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
Widdowson
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From this reading Widdowson knew that Monica was going to the Academy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
wrathnounUS /ræθ/
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading On arriving, she was met with an outburst of tremendous wrath, to which she opposed a resolute and haughty silence; and since then the two had kept as much apart as possible.
