aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/
having companions or an escort
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
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 All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
Brentwood
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From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
BURSTSnounUS /bɜːrsts/
plural of “burst” — the act of exploding or bursting
From this reading THE STORM BURSTS.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
Cecil
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From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
Charles'snounUS /ˈtʃɑːrlzɪz/
possessive form of “charles” — King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
Charley
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From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/
being one more than ten
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
Ellen
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From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
HawkernounUS /ˈhɔːkər/
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
incessantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsesəntli/
with unflagging resolve
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
jokedverbUS /dʒoʊkt/
past form of “joke” — tell a joke; speak humorously
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
Jovenoun
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
marryverbUS /ˈmeri/
take in marriage
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
Mayford
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From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
praisesnounUS /ˈpreɪzəz/
plural of “praise” — an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
SamnounUS /sæm/
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
spooney
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From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
STORMverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE STORM BURSTS.
stylenounUS /staɪl/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
takesnounUS /teɪks/
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM BURSTS.
there'll
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From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poor little Cecil Mayford had left us about nine o'clock in the morning of the day before this, and, accompanied by Charles Hawker, reached his mother's station about eleven o'clock in the day.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the way Charles had talked incessantly of Ellen, and Cecil joined in Charles's praises of his sister, and joked with him for being "awfully spooney" about her.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He takes things quiet enough, but if you go on in this style till you are old enough to marry, by Jove, there'll be nothing of you left!"
You're
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From this reading "You're worse about my sister, Charley," said he, "than old Sam is about Miss Brentwood.
