adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Some of us might never see him again.
AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
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 On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
dulyadverbUS /ˈduːli/
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
elapseverbUS /ɪˈlæps/
pass by
From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
Euston
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From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
farewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
festivitynounUS /feˈstɪvəti/
any joyous diversion
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
ignoringverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Some of us might never see him again.
mingledverbUS /ˈmɪŋɡəld/
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Some of us might never see him again.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
OvernightadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt/
during or for the length of one night
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of us might never see him again.
startingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ/
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some of us might never see him again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
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 Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston, to see off an old friend who was starting for America.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Overnight, we had given him a farewell dinner, in which sadness was well mingled with festivity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
YearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Years probably would elapse before his return.
