adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
cleveradjectiveUS /ˈklevər/
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/
carefully weighed
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
Cuthbert
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From this reading "Yet I might have thought it," he said, when Cuthbert and he left the house.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
ENTRANCEnounUS /ˈentrəns/
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "I expect that place is like a rabbit-burrow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
Gredos
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From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
guessedverbUS /ɡest/
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
Herne
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From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Yet I might have thought it," he said, when Cuthbert and he left the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yet I might have thought it," he said, when Cuthbert and he left the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I expect that place is like a rabbit-burrow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yet I might have thought it," he said, when Cuthbert and he left the house.
Jennings
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From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
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 "Yet I might have thought it," he said, when Cuthbert and he left the house.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I expect that place is like a rabbit-burrow.
Maraquito
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From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I expect that place is like a rabbit-burrow.
postedadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊstɪd/
publicly displayed
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
rabbit-burrow
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From this reading "I expect that place is like a rabbit-burrow.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yet I might have thought it," he said, when Cuthbert and he left the house.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
SenoranounUS /ˌsiːˈnjɔːrə/
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English “Mrs” or “madam”
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Yet I might have thought it," he said, when Cuthbert and he left the house.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
vexedadjectiveUS /vekst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SECRET ENTRANCE AS may be guessed, Jennings was very vexed that Maraquito had escaped.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Yet I might have thought it," he said, when Cuthbert and he left the house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had posted his men at the front and back doors and also at the side entrance through which Senora Gredos in her disguise as Mrs. Herne had entered.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He never considered for the moment that so clever a woman might have some way of escape other than he had guessed.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet I might have thought it," he said, when Cuthbert and he left the house.
