adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Is not that a little premature?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
Anglo-Saxonnoun
a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why premature?” she asked.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/
the act of departing
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
Dorset
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From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
half-closed
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From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is not that a little premature?”
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Is not that a little premature?”
Lucille
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From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is not that a little premature?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
prematureadjectiveUS /ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr/
born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
From this reading Is not that a little premature?”
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why premature?” she asked.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is not that a little premature?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Duchess, who was very Anglo-Saxon, was an easy person to read, and Lucille was anxious to know her fate.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why premature?” she asked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucille shrugged her beautiful shoulders, and leaned back in her corner of the couch with half-closed eyes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You spoke, my dear Lucille,” the Duchess of Dorset said, “of your departure.
