adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, will you?" cried Stella Croyle, with a little burst of pleasure.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
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 After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
burstverbUS /bɜːrst/
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "Oh, will you?" cried Stella Croyle, with a little burst of pleasure.
cloaknounUS /kloʊk/
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading "I will get my cloak."
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
considerverbUS /kənˈsɪdər/
deem to be
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, will you?" cried Stella Croyle, with a little burst of pleasure.
Croyle
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From this reading "Oh, will you?" cried Stella Croyle, with a little burst of pleasure.
discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I will get my cloak."
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
Hardiman
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From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
HARRYverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading THE SECRET OF HARRY LUTTRELL "Shall I take you home?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
Hillyard
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From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE SECRET OF HARRY LUTTRELL "Shall I take you home?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SECRET OF HARRY LUTTRELL "Shall I take you home?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, will you?" cried Stella Croyle, with a little burst of pleasure.
lossnounUS /lɔːs/
something that is lost
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
LUTTRELL
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From this reading THE SECRET OF HARRY LUTTRELL "Shall I take you home?"
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I will get my cloak."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECRET OF HARRY LUTTRELL "Shall I take you home?"
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, will you?" cried Stella Croyle, with a little burst of pleasure.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Oh, will you?" cried Stella Croyle, with a little burst of pleasure.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET OF HARRY LUTTRELL "Shall I take you home?"
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE SECRET OF HARRY LUTTRELL "Shall I take you home?"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading "Oh, will you?" cried Stella Croyle, with a little burst of pleasure.
supper-party
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From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading THE SECRET OF HARRY LUTTRELL "Shall I take you home?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET OF HARRY LUTTRELL "Shall I take you home?"
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, Hillyard was the great man of the evening, and that he should consider her out of all that company was pleasant.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh, will you?" cried Stella Croyle, with a little burst of pleasure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, will you?" cried Stella Croyle, with a little burst of pleasure.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Throughout the supper-party Hillyard had been at a loss to discover in Stella Croyle the woman whom Hardiman had led him to expect.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SECRET OF HARRY LUTTRELL "Shall I take you home?"
