adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
cork-oak
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From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
CountverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did I provoke him?
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did I provoke him?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I thought it was the Count himself who was provoking.”
How
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From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Did I provoke him?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
lightlyadverbUS /ˈlaɪtli/
without good reason
From this reading Tremayne spoke lightly.
Ned
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From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
O'Moy
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From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
provokeverbUS /prəˈvoʊk/
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
provokingadjectiveUS /prəˈvoʊkɪŋ/
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading I thought it was the Count himself who was provoking.”
RebukeverbUS /riˈbjuːk/
censure severely or angrily
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
Samoval
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From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
sauntering
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From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
slopenounUS /sloʊp/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Tremayne spoke lightly.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
terracenounUS /ˈterəs/
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought it was the Count himself who was provoking.”
thoughtlessadjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtləs/
showing lack of careful thought
From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
Tremayne
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From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought it was the Count himself who was provoking.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O’Moy, and it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the terrace.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I thought it was the Count himself who was provoking.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a time as this!”
