adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading "She left New York several weeks ago,--didn't you know it?
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dear me!--I thought everybody was convulsed at the news!"
attiredadjectiveUS /əˈtaɪrd/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
convulsed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear me!--I thought everybody was convulsed at the news!"
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Dear me!--I thought everybody was convulsed at the news!"
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
dictatorialadjectiveUS /ˌdɪktəˈtɔːriəl/
of or characteristic of a dictator
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
didn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She left New York several weeks ago,--didn't you know it?
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
enunciatingverbUS /ɪˈnʌnsieɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “enunciate” — speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Dear me!--I thought everybody was convulsed at the news!"
expressivelyadverb
with expression; in an expressive manner
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
fashionablyadverbUS /ˈfæʃənəbli/
in a fashionable manner
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
favouritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
featuresnounUS /ˈfiːtʃərz/
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear me!--I thought everybody was convulsed at the news!"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
IslandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She left New York several weeks ago,--didn't you know it?
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "She left New York several weeks ago,--didn't you know it?
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 "She left New York several weeks ago,--didn't you know it?
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 The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear me!--I thought everybody was convulsed at the news!"
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "She left New York several weeks ago,--didn't you know it?
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Dear me!--I thought everybody was convulsed at the news!"
newspapernounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpər/
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
personagenoun
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
preventverbUS /prɪˈvent/
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
rockingverbUS /ˈrɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "She left New York several weeks ago,--didn't you know it?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She left New York several weeks ago,--didn't you know it?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
stiff-jointed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear me!--I thought everybody was convulsed at the news!"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dear me!--I thought everybody was convulsed at the news!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
typenounUS /taɪp/
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading "No--I didn't know it"--he said, enunciating his words in the deliberate dictatorial manner common to a certain type of American--"If I had I should have taken steps to prevent it."
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/
communicated in words
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
verandahnoun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear me!--I thought everybody was convulsed at the news!"
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "She left New York several weeks ago,--didn't you know it?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading He was a very stiff-jointed upright personage with iron grey hair and features hard enough to suggest their having been carved out of wood.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "She left New York several weeks ago,--didn't you know it?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She left New York several weeks ago,--didn't you know it?
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The speaker, a young woman fashionably attired and seated in a rocking chair in the verandah of a favourite summer hotel on Long Island, raised her eyes and shrugged her shoulders expressively as she uttered these words to a man standing near her with a newspaper in his hand.
