adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Such a thing had never befallen any of them before.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Such a thing had never befallen any of them before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They would much rather have been whipped; and even David’s heart sank.
befallenverbUS /bəˈfɑːlən/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Such a thing had never befallen any of them before.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children felt that this was indeed terrific.
David'snounUS /ˈdeɪvɪdz/
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading They would much rather have been whipped; and even David’s heart sank.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
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From this reading Something, however, was soon said that put all else out of his sisters’ minds.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading They would much rather have been whipped; and even David’s heart sank.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The children felt that this was indeed terrific.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They would much rather have been whipped; and even David’s heart sank.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading They would much rather have been whipped; and even David’s heart sank.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Something, however, was soon said that put all else out of his sisters’ minds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The children felt that this was indeed terrific.
mindsnounUS /maɪndz/
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Something, however, was soon said that put all else out of his sisters’ minds.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They would much rather have been whipped; and even David’s heart sank.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Such a thing had never befallen any of them before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
NOTHINGpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such a thing had never befallen any of them before.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Something, however, was soon said that put all else out of his sisters’ minds.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Something, however, was soon said that put all else out of his sisters’ minds.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading They would much rather have been whipped; and even David’s heart sank.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Something, however, was soon said that put all else out of his sisters’ minds.
sankverbUS /sæŋk/
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading They would much rather have been whipped; and even David’s heart sank.
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Something, however, was soon said that put all else out of his sisters’ minds.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something, however, was soon said that put all else out of his sisters’ minds.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Something, however, was soon said that put all else out of his sisters’ minds.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a thing had never befallen any of them before.
terrificadjectiveUS /tərˈɪfɪk/
very great or intense
From this reading The children felt that this was indeed terrific.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The children felt that this was indeed terrific.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Such a thing had never befallen any of them before.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Such a thing had never befallen any of them before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The children felt that this was indeed terrific.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The children felt that this was indeed terrific.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
whippedverbUS /wɪpt/
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading They would much rather have been whipped; and even David’s heart sank.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would much rather have been whipped; and even David’s heart sank.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading NOTHING had as yet befallen Henry, for he came down to breakfast in the morning; but his father did not greet him, and spoke no word to him all the time they were in the room together.
