AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading To be read alone on his wedding-day."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
Arleigh
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From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be read alone on his wedding-day."
capricesnounUS /kəˈpriːsəz/
plural of “caprice” — a sudden desire
From this reading Philippa at times took strange caprices into her head.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could it mean?
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
Hazlewood
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From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
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 Philippa at times took strange caprices into her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Philippa at times took strange caprices into her head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
inscribedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈskraɪbd/
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Philippa at times took strange caprices into her head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What could it mean?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This seemed to be one of the strangest.
packetnounUS /ˈpækət/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
Philippa
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From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This seemed to be one of the strangest.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Philippa at times took strange caprices into her head.
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading This seemed to be one of the strangest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This seemed to be one of the strangest.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Philippa at times took strange caprices into her head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Philippa at times took strange caprices into her head.
weddingnounUS /ˈwedɪŋ/
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
wedding-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be read alone on his wedding-day."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could it mean?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Lord Arleigh stared at the packet which his wife had given him, and again and again read the words that were inscribed on it: "A wedding present from Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood to Lord Arleigh.
