AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
authorshipnounUS /ˈɔːθərʃɪp/
the act of creating written works
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
banishedverbUS /ˈbænɪʃt/
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
cannot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
CountessnounUS /ˈkaʊntəs/
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
Gardencourt
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
hospitalitynounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
incidentnounUS /ˈɪnsədənt/
a single distinct event
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
insecuritynounUS /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti/
the state of being subject to danger or injury
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
Isabel
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From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
Ralph
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
stampverbUS /stæmp/
walk heavily
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
tenurenounUS /ˈtenjər/
the term during which some position is held
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
Touchett's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Countess was not banished, but she felt the insecurity of her tenure of her brother’s hospitality.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week after this incident Isabel received a telegram from England, dated from Gardencourt and bearing the stamp of Mrs. Touchett’s authorship.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
WishesnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪz/
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ralph cannot last many days,” it ran, “and if convenient would like to see you.
you've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wishes me to say that you must come only if you’ve not other duties.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was; shall be curious to see whether you’ve found it out.
