adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
agreeableadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːəbəl/
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Lady Enid!” cried the Prophet, at the same moment.
baynounUS /beɪ/
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
behaveverbUS /bɪˈheɪv/
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
can't
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From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Lady Enid!” cried the Prophet, at the same moment.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
ejaculated
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From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
EnidnounUS /ˈiːnɪd/
a town in north central Oklahoma
From this reading “Lady Enid!” cried the Prophet, at the same moment.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND POISONS MISS MINERVA “Miss Minerva!” exclaimed Malkiel the Second.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
how
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From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Lady Enid!” cried the Prophet, at the same moment.
librariannounUS /laɪˈbreriːən/
a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
MALKIEL
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From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND POISONS MISS MINERVA “Miss Minerva!” exclaimed Malkiel the Second.
meditatingverbUS /ˈmedəteɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “meditate” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
MINERVAnounUS /məˈnɜːrvə/
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND POISONS MISS MINERVA “Miss Minerva!” exclaimed Malkiel the Second.
MISSverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND POISONS MISS MINERVA “Miss Minerva!” exclaimed Malkiel the Second.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading “Lady Enid!” cried the Prophet, at the same moment.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
pantedverbUS /ˈpæntɪd/
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
PartridgenounUS /ˈpɑːrtrədʒ/
flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
POISONSnounUS /ˈpɔɪzənz/
plural of “poison” — any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND POISONS MISS MINERVA “Miss Minerva!” exclaimed Malkiel the Second.
ProphetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “Lady Enid!” cried the Prophet, at the same moment.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Lady Enid!” cried the Prophet, at the same moment.
ScottishnounUS /ˈskɑːtɪʃ/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
SECONDnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND POISONS MISS MINERVA “Miss Minerva!” exclaimed Malkiel the Second.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
simultaneouslyadverbUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
at the same instant
From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
slightlyadverbUS /ˈslaɪtli/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
stagverbUS /stæɡ/
attend a dance or a party without a female companion
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MALKIEL THE SECOND POISONS MISS MINERVA “Miss Minerva!” exclaimed Malkiel the Second.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
twenty-twonounUS /ˈtwentituː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading She panted, and looked wildly round as if meditating how, and in what direction, she could best bolt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lady, a tall girl of twenty-two, with grey eyes, dark smooth hair, and a very agreeable, though slightly Scottish, mouth, began to behave rather like a stag at bay.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “You can’t go in there, Miss Partridge!” ejaculated the young librarian, simultaneously, from the further room.
