adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
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 Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I got to learn to play around and yet not make a fool of myself.
BabbittnounUS /ˈbæbɪt/
an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
Babbitt'snounUS /ˈbæbəts/
possessive form of “babbitt” — an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
cainnounUS /keɪn/
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
chroniclesnounUS /ˈkrɑːnɪkəlz/
plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
crackledverbUS /ˈkrækəld/
past form of “crackle” — make a crackling sound
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
fitverbUS /fɪt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
foolnounUS /fuːl/
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading I got to learn to play around and yet not make a fool of myself.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got to get hold of myself.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got to get hold of myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
hadn't
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From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
hintedverbUS /ˈhɪntəd/
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I got to get hold of myself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I got to learn to play around and yet not make a fool of myself.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading I got to learn to play around and yet not make a fool of myself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I got to get hold of myself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I got to learn to play around and yet not make a fool of myself.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading I got to learn to play around and yet not make a fool of myself.
raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
she'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
sicknesses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
wistfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪstfəl/
showing pensive sadness
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Now they said nothing of returning, but a wistful “I suppose everything is going on all right without me” among her dry chronicles of weather and sicknesses hinted to Babbitt that he hadn’t been very urgent about her coming.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading He worried it: “If she were here, and I went on raising cain like I been doing, she’d have a fit.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I got to learn to play around and yet not make a fool of myself.
ZenithnounUS /ˈziːnəθ/
the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading I The summer before, Mrs. Babbitt’s letters had crackled with desire to return to Zenith.
