adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
ArmournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
cupboardnounUS /ˈkʌbərd/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
GeneraladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
relationnounUS /riˈleɪʃən/
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading Each was trying to spare the other.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
touchingadjectiveUS /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
arousing affect
From this reading It was very touching.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading Each was trying to spare the other.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They said little to each other, but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful day--which was so much in favour of Mrs. Frank Armour in relation to her husband's people.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible, that their suspense at Liverpool might be short.
