AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
Alstyne
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From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
Alstynes
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From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
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 Miss Patty sent to town for a black veil for me, and even went to the funeral.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
CarolinanounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnə/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
Carter'snounUS /ˈkɑːrtərz/
possessive form of “carter” — Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
chambermaids
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From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
chronics
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From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
comfortingadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/
providing freedom from worry
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
DickynounUS /ˈdɪki/
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
Finleyville
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From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Patty sent to town for a black veil for me, and even went to the funeral.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
handkerchiefnounUS /ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf/
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
harrowverbUS /ˈhæroʊ/
draw a harrow over
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
helpedverbUS /helpt/
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
honeymoonnounUS /ˈhʌnimuːn/
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
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 Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Patty sent to town for a black veil for me, and even went to the funeral.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Patty sent to town for a black veil for me, and even went to the funeral.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
overcomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/
win a victory over
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Miss Patty sent to town for a black veil for me, and even went to the funeral.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
preacher'snounUS /ˈpriːtʃərz/
possessive form of “preacher” — someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
sanatoriumnoun
a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Miss Patty sent to town for a black veil for me, and even went to the funeral.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
stayedverbUS /steɪd/
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
tempersnounUS /ˈtempərz/
plural of “temper” — a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
thronenounUS /θroʊn/
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Miss Patty sent to town for a black veil for me, and even went to the funeral.
troublesnounUS /ˈtrʌbəlz/
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Even as it was a few left, but about twenty of the chronics stayed, and it looked as if we might be able to keep going.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
VannounUS /væn/
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
veilnounUS /veɪl/
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Miss Patty sent to town for a black veil for me, and even went to the funeral.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The Van Alstynes came back at once, in very bad tempers, and we had the funeral from the preacher's house in Finleyville so as not to harrow up the sanatorium people any more than necessary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Miss Patty sent to town for a black veil for me, and even went to the funeral.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
wipedverbUS /waɪpt/
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading It helped to take my mind off my troubles to think who it was that was holding my hand and comforting me, and when, toward the end of the service, she got out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes I was almost overcome, she being, so to speak, in the very shadow of a throne.
wiredadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪərd/
equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
From this reading A WILL Well, we got the poor old doctor moved back to his room, and had one of the chambermaids find him there, and I wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who was Mr. Dicky Carter's sister, and who was on her honeymoon in South Carolina.
