adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Will that do?" she asked, after suppressing a little yawn.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Will that do?" she asked, after suppressing a little yawn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Rosamund having come to the end of her book, closed it, and looked up.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Rosamund having come to the end of her book, closed it, and looked up.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Rosamund having come to the end of her book, closed it, and looked up.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Will that do?" she asked, after suppressing a little yawn.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Rosamund having come to the end of her book, closed it, and looked up.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
FranksnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Rosamund having come to the end of her book, closed it, and looked up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosamund having come to the end of her book, closed it, and looked up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
hummed
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From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
of great significance or value
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rosamund having come to the end of her book, closed it, and looked up.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Will that do?" she asked, after suppressing a little yawn.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Rosamund having come to the end of her book, closed it, and looked up.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading The painter merely nodded.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
noddedverbUS /ˈnɑːdəd/
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The painter merely nodded.
Norbert
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From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading The painter merely nodded.
portraitnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrət/
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
regardedverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪd/
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
Rosamund
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From this reading Rosamund having come to the end of her book, closed it, and looked up.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will that do?" she asked, after suppressing a little yawn.
suppressingverbUS /səˈpresɪŋ/
-ing form of “suppress” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading "Will that do?" she asked, after suppressing a little yawn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Will that do?" she asked, after suppressing a little yawn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
touchesnounUS /ˈtʌtʃəz/
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rosamund having come to the end of her book, closed it, and looked up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now and then he glanced at the original, who sat reading; his eye was dull, his hand moved mechanically, he hummed a monotonous air.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will that do?" she asked, after suppressing a little yawn.
worksnounUS /wɜːrks/
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Norbert Franks was putting the last touches to a portrait of his wife; a serious portrait, full length, likely to be regarded as one of his most important works.
yawnverbUS /jɔːn/
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading "Will that do?" she asked, after suppressing a little yawn.
