adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
a-frettin
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From this reading On her return she heard he was no worse, although he had "been a-frettin' after her."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On her return she heard he was no worse, although he had "been a-frettin' after her."
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On her return she heard he was no worse, although he had "been a-frettin' after her."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She hurried to him as if he had been her baby.
atmospherenounUS /ˈætməsfɪr/
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading She hurried to him as if he had been her baby.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On her return she heard he was no worse, although he had "been a-frettin' after her."
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading On her return she heard he was no worse, although he had "been a-frettin' after her."
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She hurried to him as if he had been her baby.
HOPESnounUS /hoʊps/
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading HOPES.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading She hurried to him as if he had been her baby.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She hurried to him as if he had been her baby.
improveverbUS /ˌɪmˈpruːv/
to make better
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
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 On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
longingnounUS /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On her return she heard he was no worse, although he had "been a-frettin' after her."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading On her return she heard he was no worse, although he had "been a-frettin' after her."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first Sunday Helen had gone to church since her brother came to her.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the previous Sunday he had passed some crisis and begun to improve, and by the end of the week was so quiet, that longing for a change of atmosphere, and believing he might be left with the housekeeper, she had gone to church.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading On her return she heard he was no worse, although he had "been a-frettin' after her."
