adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
Aggie
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From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I don't call a wall a mile high a pass."
climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
don't
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From this reading I don't call a wall a mile high a pass."
duplicitynounUS /duːˈplɪsɪti/
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I don't call a wall a mile high a pass."
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't call a wall a mile high a pass."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I don't call a wall a mile high a pass."
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Pass nothing!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
Ostermaier
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From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
sniffedverbUS /snɪft/
past form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading "Pass!" sniffed Mrs. Ostermaier.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading I don't call a wall a mile high a pass."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But it is perfectly safe, dear Mrs. Ostermaier," she said "And think, when you go home, of being able to say that you have climbed a mountain pass."
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We did not dare to look out, but we heard the young lady speaking, and as Aggie remarked later, no one would have thought, from the sweetness of her voice, that she was a creature of duplicity.
