adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You are as nervous as a girl on her wedding-day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I've spoken to you twice, and you've not answered.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are as nervous as a girl on her wedding-day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You are as nervous as a girl on her wedding-day.
associatesnounUS /əˈsoʊsiəts/
plural of “associate” — a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Has one of the dragons got the best of you?"
clappedverbUS /klæpt/
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
DAYnounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading I woke up, and said quietly, "It isn't a dragon this time."
dragonsnounUS /ˈdræɡənz/
plural of “dragon” — a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Has one of the dragons got the best of you?"
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading You are as nervous as a girl on her wedding-day.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Has one of the dragons got the best of you?"
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has one of the dragons got the best of you?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You are as nervous as a girl on her wedding-day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I woke up, and said quietly, "It isn't a dragon this time."
I've
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From this reading I've spoken to you twice, and you've not answered.
isn't
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From this reading I woke up, and said quietly, "It isn't a dragon this time."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I woke up, and said quietly, "It isn't a dragon this time."
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
nervousadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrvəs/
easily agitated
From this reading You are as nervous as a girl on her wedding-day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I've spoken to you twice, and you've not answered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/
with low volume
From this reading I woke up, and said quietly, "It isn't a dragon this time."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I've spoken to you twice, and you've not answered.
THANKSGIVINGnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I woke up, and said quietly, "It isn't a dragon this time."
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I woke up, and said quietly, "It isn't a dragon this time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've spoken to you twice, and you've not answered.
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading I've spoken to you twice, and you've not answered.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I woke up, and said quietly, "It isn't a dragon this time."
wedding-day
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From this reading You are as nervous as a girl on her wedding-day.
what's
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From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY On the day before Thanksgiving one of my associates clapped me on the shoulder, and said, laughing: "Morton, what's the matter?
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I woke up, and said quietly, "It isn't a dragon this time."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are as nervous as a girl on her wedding-day.
you've
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From this reading I've spoken to you twice, and you've not answered.
