adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading Man-like, he was absorbed in his own delight.
Alan
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From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
cryingadjectiveUS /ˈkraɪɪŋ/
demanding attention
From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Man-like, he was absorbed in his own delight.
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading She would have felt herself a traitor if Alan had discovered it.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She would have felt herself a traitor if Alan had discovered it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have felt herself a traitor if Alan had discovered it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Man-like, he was absorbed in his own delight.
Herminia's
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From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She would have felt herself a traitor if Alan had discovered it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Man-like, he was absorbed in his own delight.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She would have felt herself a traitor if Alan had discovered it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She would have felt herself a traitor if Alan had discovered it.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
listlesslyadverbUS /ˈlɪstləsli/
in a listless manner
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
Man-like
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From this reading Man-like, he was absorbed in his own delight.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Man-like, he was absorbed in his own delight.
palazzo
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From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
SomewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
strollnounUS /stroʊl/
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Herminia’s great relief, Alan never even noticed she had been crying.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
traitornounUS /ˈtreɪtər/
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading She would have felt herself a traitor if Alan had discovered it.
TuscannounUS /ˈtʌskən/
a resident of Tuscany
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Man-like, he was absorbed in his own delight.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Somewhat later in the day, they went out for a stroll through the town together.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Which way shall we go?” she asked listlessly, with a glance to right and left, as they passed beneath the sombre Tuscan gate of their palazzo.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have felt herself a traitor if Alan had discovered it.
