AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
drawing-room
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From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
ELIZA
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From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
FINDSnounUS /faɪndz/
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose and went into the kitchen.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
man-of-all-work
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From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
missisnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
informal term of address for someone's wife
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
PresentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
REFUGEnounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose and went into the kitchen.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
SuddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The lady went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading ELIZA FINDS A REFUGE A lady and gentleman were sitting talking happily together in the drawing-room of the white house to which Eliza had gone.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Suddenly their old black man-of-all-work put his head in at the door and said, 'Will missis come into the kitchen?'
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Presently she called to her husband, 'I do wish you would come here a moment.'
