adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
Archie
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
AssociationnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
ChristianadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstʃən/
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
depressingadjectiveUS /dɪˈpresɪŋ/
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
Dr
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Things had not gone very well, so far.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The housekeeper watched her in a way that made her uncomfortable.
homesickadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmsɪk/
longing to return home
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading The housekeeper watched her in a way that made her uncomfortable.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
Kronborg
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From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
LARKnounUS /lɑːrk/
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
Lars
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From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
Larsen
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From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The housekeeper watched her in a way that made her uncomfortable.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
MoonstonenounUS /ˈmuːnstoʊn/
a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Things had not gone very well, so far.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
ReverendnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
ridingnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Things had not gone very well, so far.
SONGnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
street-car
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The housekeeper watched her in a way that made her uncomfortable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
TheanounUS /ˈθiːə/
(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology
From this reading THE SONG OF THE LARK I Thea and Dr. Archie had been gone from Moonstone four days.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
ThingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things had not gone very well, so far.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading The housekeeper watched her in a way that made her uncomfortable.
unkeptadjective
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Things had not gone very well, so far.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
wastesnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The housekeeper watched her in a way that made her uncomfortable.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
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 Things had not gone very well, so far.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
Women's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading On the afternoon of the nineteenth of October they were in a street-car, riding through the depressing, unkept wastes of North Chicago, on their way to call upon the Reverend Lars Larsen, a friend to whom Mr. Kronborg had written.
YoungadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Thea was still staying at the rooms of the Young Women’s Christian Association, and was miserable and homesick there.
