adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
acquaintedadjectiveUS /əˈkweɪntɪd/
having fair knowledge of
From this reading Each time home had been a getting acquainted again with her.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Married ten years, and in that time he had been with her nine weeks—scarcely a honeymoon.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each time home had been a getting acquainted again with her.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading It was the fate of the men who went out to the salt-ploughing.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Each time home had been a getting acquainted again with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Each time home had been a getting acquainted again with her.
honeymoonnounUS /ˈhʌnimuːn/
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading Married ten years, and in that time he had been with her nine weeks—scarcely a honeymoon.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Married ten years, and in that time he had been with her nine weeks—scarcely a honeymoon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the fate of the men who went out to the salt-ploughing.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
MarriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Married ten years, and in that time he had been with her nine weeks—scarcely a honeymoon.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading It was the fate of the men who went out to the salt-ploughing.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Married ten years, and in that time he had been with her nine weeks—scarcely a honeymoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
officersnounUS /ˈɔːfəsərz/
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was the fate of the men who went out to the salt-ploughing.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
salt-ploughing
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From this reading It was the fate of the men who went out to the salt-ploughing.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Married ten years, and in that time he had been with her nine weeks—scarcely a honeymoon.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
stewardnounUS /ˈstuːərd/
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Married ten years, and in that time he had been with her nine weeks—scarcely a honeymoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the fate of the men who went out to the salt-ploughing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Married ten years, and in that time he had been with her nine weeks—scarcely a honeymoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the fate of the men who went out to the salt-ploughing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was almost a stranger—more a stranger than his Chinese steward, and certainly far more a stranger than his own officers whom he had seen every day, day and day, for eight hundred and fifty days.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Married ten years, and in that time he had been with her nine weeks—scarcely a honeymoon.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was the fate of the men who went out to the salt-ploughing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was the fate of the men who went out to the salt-ploughing.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Married ten years, and in that time he had been with her nine weeks—scarcely a honeymoon.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading And again he held her away from him, this wife of ten years and of whom he knew so little.
