AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
alarmnounUS /əˈlɑːrm/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mrs. Mallow was a fretful hypochondriac, who always imagined herself worse than she really was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
Caranby
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From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
CASEnounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
Cuthbert
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From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
DevonshirenounUS /dɪˈvɑːnʃaɪr/
a county in southwestern England
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
dutifuladjectiveUS /ˈduːtifəl/
willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
Exeter
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From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
give expression to
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
falseadjectiveUS /fɔːls/
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
fretfuladjectiveUS /ˈfretfəl/
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading Mrs. Mallow was a fretful hypochondriac, who always imagined herself worse than she really was.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Mallow was a fretful hypochondriac, who always imagined herself worse than she really was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
hintedverbUS /ˈhɪntəd/
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
hypochondriacnounUS /ˌhaɪpəˈkɑːndriæk/
a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
From this reading Mrs. Mallow was a fretful hypochondriac, who always imagined herself worse than she really was.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Mrs. Mallow was a fretful hypochondriac, who always imagined herself worse than she really was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
insistedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstəd/
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
MallownounUS /ˈmæloʊ/
any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
mid-day
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From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
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 A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Mallow was a fretful hypochondriac, who always imagined herself worse than she really was.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
PERPLEXINGadjectiveUS /pərˈpleksɪŋ/
lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Mrs. Mallow was a fretful hypochondriac, who always imagined herself worse than she really was.
remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Mallow was a fretful hypochondriac, who always imagined herself worse than she really was.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
a request to be present
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mrs. Mallow was a fretful hypochondriac, who always imagined herself worse than she really was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
torenounUS /tɔːr/
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
unwillingadjectiveUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋ/
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
vexedadjectiveUS /vekst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PERPLEXING CASE The morning after his visit to Lord Caranby, Mallow was unexpectedly called to Devonshire on account of his mother's illness.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Cuthbert had often been summoned to her dying bed, only to find that she was alive and well.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Mallow was a fretful hypochondriac, who always imagined herself worse than she really was.
wirenounUS /ˈwaɪər/
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading As he expected, Mrs. Mallow was by no means so bad as she hinted in her wire, and Cuthbert was vexed that she should have called him down, but she insisted that he should remain, and, unwilling to cause her pain, he did so.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Mrs. Mallow was a fretful hypochondriac, who always imagined herself worse than she really was.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He expected that this summons would be another false alarm, but being a dutiful son, he tore himself away from town and took the mid-day express to Exeter.
