aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
accompanyingadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpəniɪŋ/
occurring with or following as a consequence
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
Avice
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
eastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading 'Yes!' she said, looking up into his face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He was full of misgiving.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Yes!' she said, looking up into his face.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Yes!' she said, looking up into his face.
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading 'Yes!' she said, looking up into his face.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
misgivingnounUS /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading He was full of misgiving.
mortifyingadjective
causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
partedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
Pierston
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Yes!' she said, looking up into his face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Yes!' she said, looking up into his face.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
StreetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Yes!' she said, looking up into his face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
WellsnounUS /welz/
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pierston went home, and after dark, when it was about the hour for accompanying her back, he went along the middle road northward to the Street of Wells.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they reached the east side of the isle they parted, that she might be soon enough to take her place on the platform.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Avice was perfectly happy now; she could never have believed on that mortifying day of his coming that she would be so happy with him.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes!' she said, looking up into his face.
