adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But there came a day when we again found ourselves together.
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading But there came a day when we again found ourselves together.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She had instituted divorce proceedings against him.
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 We all congratulated her, and then for some months she dropped out of my life.
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trial came on, and she was highly successful.
boreverbUS /bɔːr/
cause to be bored
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
brutalitiesnounUS /bruːˈtælətiz/
plural of “brutality” — the trait of extreme cruelty
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there came a day when we again found ourselves together.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The trial came on, and she was highly successful.
congratulatedverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪd/
past form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading We all congratulated her, and then for some months she dropped out of my life.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But there came a day when we again found ourselves together.
divorceverbUS /dɪˈvɔːrs/
part; cease or break association with
From this reading She had instituted divorce proceedings against him.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading We all congratulated her, and then for some months she dropped out of my life.
exercisedverbUS /ˈeksərsaɪzd/
past form of “exercise” — put to use
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We all congratulated her, and then for some months she dropped out of my life.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading But there came a day when we again found ourselves together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had instituted divorce proceedings against him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
highlyadverbUS /ˈhaɪli/
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading The trial came on, and she was highly successful.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had instituted divorce proceedings against him.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
institutedverbUS /ˈɪnstətuːtɪd/
past form of “institute” — set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading She had instituted divorce proceedings against him.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We all congratulated her, and then for some months she dropped out of my life.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading We all congratulated her, and then for some months she dropped out of my life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We all congratulated her, and then for some months she dropped out of my life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The trial came on, and she was highly successful.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading But there came a day when we again found ourselves together.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We all congratulated her, and then for some months she dropped out of my life.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading She had instituted divorce proceedings against him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had instituted divorce proceedings against him.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We all congratulated her, and then for some months she dropped out of my life.
successfuladjectiveUS /səkˈsesfəl/
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading The trial came on, and she was highly successful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We all congratulated her, and then for some months she dropped out of my life.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there came a day when we again found ourselves together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading But there came a day when we again found ourselves together.
trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading The trial came on, and she was highly successful.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trial came on, and she was highly successful.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all congratulated her, and then for some months she dropped out of my life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But there came a day when we again found ourselves together.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I knew an American lady once who used to bore me with long accounts of the brutalities exercised upon her by her husband.
