adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading His absence for a whole day was nothing new, and yet the house seemed to have assumed a novel appearance that morning.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading His absence for a whole day was nothing new, and yet the house seemed to have assumed a novel appearance that morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
assumedadjectiveUS /əˈsuːmd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading His absence for a whole day was nothing new, and yet the house seemed to have assumed a novel appearance that morning.
billnounUS /bɪl/
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
collectingnounUS /kəˈlektɪŋ/
the act of gathering something together
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
constraintnounUS /kənˈstreɪnt/
the state of being physically constrained
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE situation could not last.
dance-hall
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From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
dancing-masternoun
a professional teacher of dancing
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
debtorsnounUS /ˈdetərz/
plural of “debtor” — a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
Dora
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From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
experiencingverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ/
-ing form of “experience” — undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His absence for a whole day was nothing new, and yet the house seemed to have assumed a novel appearance that morning.
HavennounUS /ˈheɪvən/
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading His absence for a whole day was nothing new, and yet the house seemed to have assumed a novel appearance that morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading THE situation could not last.
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 One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
meeting-rooms
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From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE situation could not last.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His absence for a whole day was nothing new, and yet the house seemed to have assumed a novel appearance that morning.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading His absence for a whole day was nothing new, and yet the house seemed to have assumed a novel appearance that morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
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 When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His absence for a whole day was nothing new, and yet the house seemed to have assumed a novel appearance that morning.
settlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
similaradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmələr/
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading THE situation could not last.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
subsequentadjectiveUS /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
following in time or order
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE situation could not last.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading One morning about three weeks subsequent to the above conversation Max left town for a day.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, after breakfast, Lucy ran out into the street I felt as though Dora and I were alone for the first time, and from her constraint I could see that she was experiencing a similar feeling.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading His absence for a whole day was nothing new, and yet the house seemed to have assumed a novel appearance that morning.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading One of his debtors, a dancing-master, had disappeared without settling his account and Max had recently discovered that he was running a dance-hall and meeting-rooms in New Haven; so he went there to see what he could do toward collecting his bill.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading His absence for a whole day was nothing new, and yet the house seemed to have assumed a novel appearance that morning.
