absurdadjectiveUS /əbˈsɜːrd/
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
Agatha
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From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Burnamy almost turned pale; Miss Triscoe smiled impenetrably.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
apostrophized
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From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are we going to ride back?" asked Stoller.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How are we going to ride back?" asked Stoller.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
authoritynounUS /əˈθɔːrəti/
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "How are we going to ride back?" asked Stoller.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
Burnamy
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From this reading Burnamy almost turned pale; Miss Triscoe smiled impenetrably.
callsnounUS /kɔːlz/
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "I wonder," said March, "if that's what Burnamy calls her now?"
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
driveverbUS /draɪv/
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
else
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From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading "How are we going to ride back?" asked Stoller.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
How
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From this reading "How are we going to ride back?" asked Stoller.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder," said March, "if that's what Burnamy calls her now?"
impenetrably
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From this reading Burnamy almost turned pale; Miss Triscoe smiled impenetrably.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Burnamy almost turned pale; Miss Triscoe smiled impenetrably.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I wonder," said March, "if that's what Burnamy calls her now?"
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Burnamy almost turned pale; Miss Triscoe smiled impenetrably.
placidadjectiveUS /ˈplæsəd/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
Pupp's
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From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "How are we going to ride back?" asked Stoller.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Burnamy almost turned pale; Miss Triscoe smiled impenetrably.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
Stoller
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From this reading "How are we going to ride back?" asked Stoller.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
that's
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From this reading "I wonder," said March, "if that's what Burnamy calls her now?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How are we going to ride back?" asked Stoller.
Triscoe
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From this reading Burnamy almost turned pale; Miss Triscoe smiled impenetrably.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Burnamy almost turned pale; Miss Triscoe smiled impenetrably.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Did that absurd creature," she apostrophized her husband as soon as she got him alone after their arrival at Pupp's, "think I was going to let him drive back with Agatha?"
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How are we going to ride back?" asked Stoller.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wonder," said March, "if that's what Burnamy calls her now?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No one else spoke, and Mrs. March said, with placid authority, "Oh, I think the way we came, is best."
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder," said March, "if that's what Burnamy calls her now?"
