adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “I have already overtaxed your kindness,” replied Constance, “and so will not trouble you in this.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
ArmstrongnounUS /ˈɑːrmstrɑːŋ/
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It would be no trouble.”
bookshopnounUS /ˈbʊkʃɑːp/
a shop where books are sold
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading “I have already overtaxed your kindness,” replied Constance, “and so will not trouble you in this.”
Dr
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From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
DurantnounUS /ˈdʊrənt/
United States historian (1885-1981)
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
enjoyverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “Thank you, but I shall enjoy the search myself.”
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have already overtaxed your kindness,” replied Constance, “and so will not trouble you in this.”
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
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From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
interposed
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From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
kindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “I have already overtaxed your kindness,” replied Constance, “and so will not trouble you in this.”
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Thank you, but I shall enjoy the search myself.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “It would be no trouble.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
overtaxedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈtækst/
past form of “overtax” — tax excessively
From this reading “I have already overtaxed your kindness,” replied Constance, “and so will not trouble you in this.”
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I have already overtaxed your kindness,” replied Constance, “and so will not trouble you in this.”
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Thank you, but I shall enjoy the search myself.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Thank you, but I shall enjoy the search myself.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I have already overtaxed your kindness,” replied Constance, “and so will not trouble you in this.”
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
ThankverbUS /θæŋk/
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you, but I shall enjoy the search myself.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thank you, but I shall enjoy the search myself.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I have already overtaxed your kindness,” replied Constance, “and so will not trouble you in this.”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will, if my bookshop has one, or can get it for me in time.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be no trouble.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There is little chance of your getting it there, Miss Durant,” interposed Dr. Armstrong; “but there is a place not far from here where stories of that character are kept; and if it will save you any trouble, I’ll gladly get one of them for you.”
