adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
BellenounUS /bel/
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
can't
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From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
cemeteriesnounUS /ˈseməteriz/
plural of “cemetery” — a tract of land used for burials
From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
CONSOLATIONSnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “consolation” — the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
crowdedadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊdəd/
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
FINALadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
Mildred
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From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
Millie
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From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
OPIUMnounUS /ˈoʊpiəm/
an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
revealedverbUS /rɪˈviːld/
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
Roger
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From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
sadderadjectiveUS /ˈsædər/
comparative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
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 "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
Wentworth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
Wheaton
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From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
