AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It would be bandied about in gossip over the tea-tables, in the street, at the Clubs, in the Press.
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 It would very likely cost her--oh, all the gold and glamour of the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Her secret appointment would come to light now in any case.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading Her secret appointment would come to light now in any case.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would be bandied about in gossip over the tea-tables, in the street, at the Clubs, in the Press.
bandiedverbUS /ˈbændid/
inflected form of “bandy” — toss or strike a ball back and forth
From this reading It would be bandied about in gossip over the tea-tables, in the street, at the Clubs, in the Press.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be bandied about in gossip over the tea-tables, in the street, at the Clubs, in the Press.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading Her secret appointment would come to light now in any case.
cloaknounUS /kloʊk/
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
ClubsnounUS /klʌbz/
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading It would be bandied about in gossip over the tea-tables, in the street, at the Clubs, in the Press.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her secret appointment would come to light now in any case.
costnounUS /kɑːst/
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading It would very likely cost her--oh, all the gold and glamour of the world.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
FATALadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
glamournounUS /ˈɡlæmər/
alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
From this reading It would very likely cost her--oh, all the gold and glamour of the world.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading It would very likely cost her--oh, all the gold and glamour of the world.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading It would be bandied about in gossip over the tea-tables, in the street, at the Clubs, in the Press.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her secret appointment would come to light now in any case.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
Joan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
KINDNESSnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Her secret appointment would come to light now in any case.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading It would very likely cost her--oh, all the gold and glamour of the world.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Her secret appointment would come to light now in any case.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would very likely cost her--oh, all the gold and glamour of the world.
ohnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading It would very likely cost her--oh, all the gold and glamour of the world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It would be bandied about in gossip over the tea-tables, in the street, at the Clubs, in the Press.
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
PressverbUS /pres/
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading It would be bandied about in gossip over the tea-tables, in the street, at the Clubs, in the Press.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Her secret appointment would come to light now in any case.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It would be bandied about in gossip over the tea-tables, in the street, at the Clubs, in the Press.
tea-tables
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be bandied about in gossip over the tea-tables, in the street, at the Clubs, in the Press.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A FATAL KINDNESS Joan picked up her cloak and arranged it upon her shoulders.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It would very likely cost her--oh, all the gold and glamour of the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading She did not give one thought to Stella, or even hear the words which Stella began nervously to speak.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It would very likely cost her--oh, all the gold and glamour of the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her secret appointment would come to light now in any case.
