adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/
to or in a foreign country
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Norman, Lord Arleigh, had not dreamed of making any change.
Arleigh
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From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
Arleighs
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From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
bridenounUS /braɪd/
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading They had talked of the cities they would visit--and Madaline's sweet eyes had grown brighter with happy thoughts.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Norman, Lord Arleigh, had not dreamed of making any change.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading They had talked of the cities they would visit--and Madaline's sweet eyes had grown brighter with happy thoughts.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/
carefully weighed
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
customnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
dreamedadjectiveUS /driːmd/
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Norman, Lord Arleigh, had not dreamed of making any change.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
examplenounUS /ɪɡˈzæmpəl/
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading They had talked of the cities they would visit--and Madaline's sweet eyes had grown brighter with happy thoughts.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
foggyadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːɡi/
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading They had talked of the cities they would visit--and Madaline's sweet eyes had grown brighter with happy thoughts.
habitnounUS /ˈhæbət/
an established custom
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading They had talked of the cities they would visit--and Madaline's sweet eyes had grown brighter with happy thoughts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
honeymoonnounUS /ˈhʌnimuːn/
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
Madaline's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had talked of the cities they would visit--and Madaline's sweet eyes had grown brighter with happy thoughts.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading Norman, Lord Arleigh, had not dreamed of making any change.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Norman, Lord Arleigh, had not dreamed of making any change.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
sensibleadjectiveUS /ˈsensəbəl/
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
spendverbUS /spend/
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading They had talked of the cities they would visit--and Madaline's sweet eyes had grown brighter with happy thoughts.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading They had talked of the cities they would visit--and Madaline's sweet eyes had grown brighter with happy thoughts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
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 custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They had talked of the cities they would visit--and Madaline's sweet eyes had grown brighter with happy thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
TrueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading They had talked of the cities they would visit--and Madaline's sweet eyes had grown brighter with happy thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the custom of the Arleighs to spend their honeymoon at home; they had never fallen into the habit of making themselves uncomfortable abroad.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading True, he had planned with his fair young bride that when the autumn month had passed away they would go abroad, and not spend the winter in cold, foggy England.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The proper place, they considered, for a man to take his young wife to was home; the first Lord Arleigh had done so, and each lord had followed this sensible example.
