adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It's the next best fun to a desert island.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
CureverbUS /kjʊr/
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading It's the next best fun to a desert island.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don't keep a servant, and do everything for myself.
don't
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From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
dreamedadjectiveUS /driːmd/
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
else
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From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I don't keep a servant, and do everything for myself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don't keep a servant, and do everything for myself.
funnounUS /fʌn/
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading It's the next best fun to a desert island.
furnishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃt/
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
haven't
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From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
I'm
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From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
I've
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From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading It's the next best fun to a desert island.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
it's
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From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I don't keep a servant, and do everything for myself.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I don't keep a servant, and do everything for myself.
neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It's the next best fun to a desert island.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
preferverbUS /prəˈfɜːr/
like better; value more highly
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
RafflesnounUS /ˈræfəlz/
British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
RestverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
restingverbUS /ˈrestɪŋ/
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading I don't keep a servant, and do everything for myself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
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 next best fun to a desert island.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I prefer to call it my Rest Cure," returned Raffles, "and it's really nothing else.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I've got a furnished house at a time when no one else would have dreamed of taking one in town; and my very neighbors don't know I'm there, though I'm bound to say there are hardly any of them at home.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Not that I make much work, for I'm really resting, but I haven't done so much solid reading for years.
