adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
accidentnounUS /ˈæksədənt/
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading It must have been by accident.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been by accident.
BiblenounUS /ˈbaɪbəl/
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It must have been by accident.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
conceptionnounUS /kənˈsepʃən/
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
degreenounUS /dɪˈɡriː/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “Philistine to the last degree.
directorynounUS /dərˈektəri/
an alphabetical list of names and addresses
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
immenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmens/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “Philistine to the last degree.
literaturenounUS /ˈlɪtərətʃər/
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been by accident.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
OtheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
PhilistinenounUS /ˈfɪləstiːn/
a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
From this reading “Philistine to the last degree.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
semi-religious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
StatenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Philistine to the last degree.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Philistine to the last degree.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
WeeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was astonished when it came out that she knew about _Every Other Week_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We people who are near to literature have no conception how far from it most people are.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The immense majority of ‘homes,’ as the newspapers call them, have no books in them except the Bible and a semi-religious volume or two—things you never see out of such ‘homes’—and the State business directory.
