ActuallyadverbUS /ˈæktʃuːəli/
in actual fact
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Upon my word, I'm ashamed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
didn't
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From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
don't
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From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
FallsnounUS /fɔːlz/
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
Genesee
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From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
hadn't
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From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
I'm
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From this reading Upon my word, I'm ashamed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
Isabel
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From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Why, we're within ten minutes' walk of them now."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, we're within ten minutes' walk of them now."
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
PatchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
SamnounUS /sæm/
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Why, we're within ten minutes' walk of them now."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Why, we're within ten minutes' walk of them now."
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
unabashedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈbæʃt/
not embarrassed
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
unableadjectiveUS /əˈneɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon my word, I'm ashamed.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Why, we're within ten minutes' walk of them now."
we're
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From this reading Why, we're within ten minutes' walk of them now."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
whollyadverbUS /ˈhoʊli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "Then walk to them at once!" cried Isabel, wholly unabashed, and in fact unable to see what he had to be ashamed of.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, we're within ten minutes' walk of them now."
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Why, we're within ten minutes' walk of them now."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Upon my word, I'm ashamed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Actually, I believe you would have allowed me to leave Rochester without telling me the falls were here, if you hadn't happened to think of Sam Patch."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, my dear, you don't mean to say you didn't know that the Genesee Falls were at Rochester?
