adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
AUNTnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading I've been awfully lucky, and all because that fellow Cathcart turned out such a funk and a bounder.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been awfully lucky, and all because that fellow Cathcart turned out such a funk and a bounder.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
boundernounUS /ˈbaʊndər/
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading I've been awfully lucky, and all because that fellow Cathcart turned out such a funk and a bounder.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
Cathcart
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From this reading I've been awfully lucky, and all because that fellow Cathcart turned out such a funk and a bounder.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
Cisnoun
an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
complainverbUS /kəmˈpleɪn/
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
ERNIE
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From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading I've been awfully lucky, and all because that fellow Cathcart turned out such a funk and a bounder.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
funknounUS /fʌŋk/
a state of nervous depression
From this reading I've been awfully lucky, and all because that fellow Cathcart turned out such a funk and a bounder.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
he's
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From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
I'll
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From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
I've
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From this reading I've been awfully lucky, and all because that fellow Cathcart turned out such a funk and a bounder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
it's
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From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
luckyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌki/
occurring by chance
From this reading I've been awfully lucky, and all because that fellow Cathcart turned out such a funk and a bounder.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
needn't
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From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
oddestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəst/
superlative of “odd” — not divisible by two
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I've been awfully lucky, and all because that fellow Cathcart turned out such a funk and a bounder.
pickverbUS /pɪk/
select carefully from a group
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/
make a promise or commitment
From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
Scarlett
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From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I've been awfully lucky, and all because that fellow Cathcart turned out such a funk and a bounder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll promise you that, before I begin, and you needn't get scared either, because it's all good.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
TrentnounUS /trent/
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I've been awfully lucky, and all because that fellow Cathcart turned out such a funk and a bounder.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Why, he's within a few feet of me at this moment, and I've been seeing him continually ever since I came here.
won't
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From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It's the oddest thing in the world too, that old Cis should have written me to pick up all the news I could about Scarlett Trent and send it to you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR AUNT ERNIE,--At last I have a chance of sending you a letter--and, this time at any rate, you won't have to complain about my sending you no news.
