adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
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 But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
bedroomsnounUS /ˈbedruːmz/
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
ChristmasnounUS /ˈkrɪsməs/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading But at Matching the Duchess had been uneasy and almost cross.
deficiencynounUS /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
Duke'snounUS /duːks/
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
festivitiesnounUS /feˈstɪvətiz/
plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
Gatherum
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
guestsnounUS /ɡests/
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
hospitalitynounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
maintainedadjectiveUS /meɪnˈteɪnd/
kept in good condition
From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
MatchingadjectiveUS /ˈmætʃɪŋ/
being two identical
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
MiserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
numerousadjectiveUS /ˈnuːmərəs/
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/
express the need or desire for
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading But at Matching the Duchess had been uneasy and almost cross.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
