aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
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 She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Charles Edward's wife crying over another man's picture!” she said.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She pushed back her chair, and spoke right out before she thought, I guess.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She pushed back her chair, and spoke right out before she thought, I guess.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She pushed back her chair, and spoke right out before she thought, I guess.
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Charles Edward's wife crying over another man's picture!” she said.
cryingadjectiveUS /ˈkraɪɪŋ/
demanding attention
From this reading “Charles Edward's wife crying over another man's picture!” she said.
Edward'snounUS /ˈedwərdz/
possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “Charles Edward's wife crying over another man's picture!” she said.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading She pushed back her chair, and spoke right out before she thought, I guess.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Well, I like that!
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
LorrainenounUS /lərˈeɪn/
an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
lunchingnounUS /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/
the act of eating lunch
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Charles Edward's wife crying over another man's picture!” she said.
MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She pushed back her chair, and spoke right out before she thought, I guess.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Charles Edward's wife crying over another man's picture!” she said.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Charles Edward's wife crying over another man's picture!” she said.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading She pushed back her chair, and spoke right out before she thought, I guess.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading She pushed back her chair, and spoke right out before she thought, I guess.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Charles Edward's wife crying over another man's picture!” she said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She pushed back her chair, and spoke right out before she thought, I guess.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, I like that!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She pushed back her chair, and spoke right out before she thought, I guess.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I like that!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we were at the table I told her about Lorraine, and if ever any one was excited and really listened this time it was sister Maria.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Charles Edward's wife crying over another man's picture!” she said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was all alone, for Tom was lunching with some one at the hotel.
