Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
always
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
aptitude
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
begin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
Bitterness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bitterness had welled in her heart at the first reading of her mother’s letter calling her home.
brother
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
calling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bitterness had welled in her heart at the first reading of her mother’s letter calling her home.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
crisis
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
decided
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
didn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
Durland
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
earlier
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
faculty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
fall
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
family
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
favored
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
finish
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bitterness had welled in her heart at the first reading of her mother’s letter calling her home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
fortunes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
friends
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
girls
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
goodbyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
Grace
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
heart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bitterness had welled in her heart at the first reading of her mother’s letter calling her home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
home
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bitterness had welled in her heart at the first reading of her mother’s letter calling her home.
house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
hurt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
impending
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bitterness had welled in her heart at the first reading of her mother’s letter calling her home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
law
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
letter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bitterness had welled in her heart at the first reading of her mother’s letter calling her home.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
matter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
month
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
mother's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bitterness had welled in her heart at the first reading of her mother’s letter calling her home.
much
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
mystified
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
now
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bitterness had welled in her heart at the first reading of her mother’s letter calling her home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
parted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
poignant
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
quickly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
reading
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bitterness had welled in her heart at the first reading of her mother’s letter calling her home.
recovered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
remain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
Roy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
shown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
sorority
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
sped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
tearfully
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
term
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
train
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the train sped through the night Grace Durland decided that after all it didn’t matter so much!
University
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
warned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they might have warned her of the impending crisis in the family fortunes before she left home to begin the fall term, only a month earlier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had parted tearfully from the girls at the sorority house and equally poignant had been the goodbyes to her friends among the faculty; but now that it was all over she was surprised and a little mystified that she had so quickly recovered from her disappointment.
welled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bitterness had welled in her heart at the first reading of her mother’s letter calling her home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
zeal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brother Roy, always the favored one, was to remain at the University to finish the law course, for which he had shown neither aptitude nor zeal, and this hurt a little.
