absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
BrandtnounUS /brænt/
German statesman who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Had time and change justified my confidence in them?
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Had time and change justified my confidence in them?
DamenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
Dermody
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From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
dismissedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmɪst/
having lost your job
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had time and change justified my confidence in them?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
imagenounUS /ˈɪmədʒ/
an iconic mental representation
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had time and change justified my confidence in them?
ItalynounUS /ˈɪtəli/
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading Had time and change justified my confidence in them?
kindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/
similar in quality or character
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had time and change justified my confidence in them?
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
propheticadjectiveUS /prəˈfetɪk/
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
reunionnounUS /riˈuːnjən/
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had time and change justified my confidence in them?
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Had time and change justified my confidence in them?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
VannounUS /væn/
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
visitedverbUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was the image of Mrs. Van Brandt an image long since dismissed from my mind?
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do what I might, I was still (in the prophetic language of Dame Dermody) taking the way to reunion with my kindred spirit in the time to come.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading WE visited France, Germany, and Italy; and we were absent from England nearly two years.
