adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
AGAINadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At sight of the latter she grew deathly pale, and leaned against the door for support.
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 She felt that all the world was growing black!!
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At sight of the latter she grew deathly pale, and leaned against the door for support.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
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From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She felt that all the world was growing black!!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
CROWDverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
deathlyadjectiveUS /ˈdeθli/
having the physical appearance of death
From this reading At sight of the latter she grew deathly pale, and leaned against the door for support.
dependedverbUS /dɪˈpendəd/
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “We’ve depended upon you to help us.”
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
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From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
exhaustedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt that all the world was growing black!!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At sight of the latter she grew deathly pale, and leaned against the door for support.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading At sight of the latter she grew deathly pale, and leaned against the door for support.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading She felt that all the world was growing black!!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “We’ve depended upon you to help us.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
IrvingnounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋ/
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading At sight of the latter she grew deathly pale, and leaned against the door for support.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading At sight of the latter she grew deathly pale, and leaned against the door for support.
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 “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading At sight of the latter she grew deathly pale, and leaned against the door for support.
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
prolongedadjectiveUS /prəˈlɔːŋd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At sight of the latter she grew deathly pale, and leaned against the door for support.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At sight of the latter she grew deathly pale, and leaned against the door for support.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
supportnounUS /səˈpɔːrt/
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading At sight of the latter she grew deathly pale, and leaned against the door for support.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that all the world was growing black!!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “We’ve depended upon you to help us.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We’ve depended upon you to help us.”
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She felt that all the world was growing black!!
We've
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From this reading “We’ve depended upon you to help us.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She felt that all the world was growing black!!
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading THE OLD CROWD AGAIN Mrs. Irving, who had been worried by their prolonged absence, met the girls at the door as they stumbled with the almost exhausted old man up the steps of the porch.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We’ve depended upon you to help us.”
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Oh, please, please don’t faint!” she heard Betty’s young voice calling to her desperately as it seemed from a long distance.
