adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading Correspondence, engagements, intrigues, whirled her through the waking hours and agitated her repose.
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 The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Correspondence, engagements, intrigues, whirled her through the waking hours and agitated her repose.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Invitations to luncheon, to dinner, to midnight 'at homes', came thick and fast.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Invitations to luncheon, to dinner, to midnight 'at homes', came thick and fast.
congratulatingverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
CorrespondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading Correspondence, engagements, intrigues, whirled her through the waking hours and agitated her repose.
courteouslyadverb
in a polite manner
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For several days she had not touched the violin.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Invitations to luncheon, to dinner, to midnight 'at homes', came thick and fast.
engagementsnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənts/
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Correspondence, engagements, intrigues, whirled her through the waking hours and agitated her repose.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Invitations to luncheon, to dinner, to midnight 'at homes', came thick and fast.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several days she had not touched the violin.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For several days she had not touched the violin.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Correspondence, engagements, intrigues, whirled her through the waking hours and agitated her repose.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Invitations to luncheon, to dinner, to midnight 'at homes', came thick and fast.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Correspondence, engagements, intrigues, whirled her through the waking hours and agitated her repose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
inquiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/
given to inquiry
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
intriguesnounUS /ˌɪnˈtriːɡz/
plural of “intrigue” — a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
From this reading Correspondence, engagements, intrigues, whirled her through the waking hours and agitated her repose.
InvitationsnounUS /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Invitations to luncheon, to dinner, to midnight 'at homes', came thick and fast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no time for it.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading Invitations to luncheon, to dinner, to midnight 'at homes', came thick and fast.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Invitations to luncheon, to dinner, to midnight 'at homes', came thick and fast.
newspapernounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpər/
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no time for it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For several days she had not touched the violin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
offencenoun
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
paragraphsnounUS /ˈpærəɡræfs/
plural of “paragraph” — one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading Correspondence, engagements, intrigues, whirled her through the waking hours and agitated her repose.
resultedverbUS /rɪˈzʌltɪd/
past form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several days she had not touched the violin.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several days she had not touched the violin.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
showernounUS /ˈʃaʊər/
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For several days she had not touched the violin.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no time for it.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Invitations to luncheon, to dinner, to midnight 'at homes', came thick and fast.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Correspondence, engagements, intrigues, whirled her through the waking hours and agitated her repose.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was no time for it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading For several days she had not touched the violin.
violinnounUS /vaɪəˈlɪn/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading For several days she had not touched the violin.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Correspondence, engagements, intrigues, whirled her through the waking hours and agitated her repose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no time for it.
whirledverbUS /wɜːrld/
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Correspondence, engagements, intrigues, whirled her through the waking hours and agitated her repose.
wishesnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪz/
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The newspaper paragraphs resulted in a shower of letters, inquiring, congratulating, offering good wishes, and all had to be courteously answered, lest the writers should take offence.
