adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
Algernon
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From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
alighted
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
AnyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ‘Any news of Gilbert?’ was Lucy’s demand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
Bayford
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
CavendishnounUS /ˈkævəndɪʃ/
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
demandnounUS /dɪˈmænd/
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading ‘Any news of Gilbert?’ was Lucy’s demand.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
don't
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From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
Dusautoy
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
Eh
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From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
ExultingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzʌltɪŋ/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading ‘Any news of Gilbert?’ was Lucy’s demand.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
landedadjectiveUS /ˈlændəd/
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
LawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
Lucy'snounUS /ˈluːsiz/
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading ‘Any news of Gilbert?’ was Lucy’s demand.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading ‘Any news of Gilbert?’ was Lucy’s demand.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
peals
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
rangverbUS /ræŋ/
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
ringersnounUS /ˈrɪŋərz/
plural of “ringer” — a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
SebastopolnounUS /seˈbɑːstəpɔːl/
a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
thankverbUS /θæŋk/
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
towernounUS /ˈtaʊər/
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
unclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
vicarnounUS /ˈvɪkər/
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
WillownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
