adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The pennie’s the jewel that beautifies a’.”
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 can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
askingnounUS /ˈæskɪŋ/
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
Ay
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From this reading “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
beautifies
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From this reading “The pennie’s the jewel that beautifies a’.”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
can't
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From this reading “I can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “I can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/
the act of departing
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “With their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ do you mean?”
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
formedadjectiveUS /fɔːrmd/
having or given a form or shape
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
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 “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
How-d'ye-do's
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From this reading “With their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ do you mean?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
jewelnounUS /ˈdʒuːəl/
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “The pennie’s the jewel that beautifies a’.”
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
Knight'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
Launce's
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From this reading “I can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “With their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ do you mean?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
pennie's
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From this reading “The pennie’s the jewel that beautifies a’.”
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “I can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
shakingnounUS /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
St
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From this reading “I can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “Ay, with their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries for you, John.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The pennie’s the jewel that beautifies a’.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The pennie’s the jewel that beautifies a’.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “With their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ do you mean?”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
what's
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From this reading “I can’t think what’s coming to these St. Launce’s people at all at all.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ do you mean?”
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight’s departure from England.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “With their ‘How-d’ye-do’s,’ do you mean?”
