adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
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 Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
billsnounUS /bɪlz/
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I like to watch him do it, but it makes me feel unhappy, somehow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/
a game played with playing cards
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
deernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
depictingnounUS /dɪˈpɪktɪŋ/
a representation by picture or portraiture
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
displayedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪd/
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I like to watch him do it, but it makes me feel unhappy, somehow.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
elegantlyadverbUS /ˈelɪɡəntliː/
with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
facileadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəl/
superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I like to watch him do it, but it makes me feel unhappy, somehow.
flourishesnounUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃəz/
plural of “flourish” — a showy gesture
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/
provided with a frame
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
giltadjectiveUS /ɡɪlt/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
hair-line
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He puts your name on the ribbon place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Neatest and tastiest thing you can imagine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I like to watch him do it, but it makes me feel unhappy, somehow.
judgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like to watch him do it, but it makes me feel unhappy, somehow.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading I like to watch him do it, but it makes me feel unhappy, somehow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I like to watch him do it, but it makes me feel unhappy, somehow.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He puts your name on the ribbon place.
NeatestadjectiveUS /ˈniːtəst/
superlative of “neat” — clean or organized
From this reading Neatest and tastiest thing you can imagine.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
pennounUS /pen/
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
penmanshipnoun
beautiful handwriting
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He puts your name on the ribbon place.
preparedadjectiveUS /priˈperd/
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
ProfessornounUS /prəˈfesər/
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading He puts your name on the ribbon place.
ribbonnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading He puts your name on the ribbon place.
ribbonsnounUS /ˈrɪbənz/
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
somehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading I like to watch him do it, but it makes me feel unhappy, somehow.
spiralsnounUS /ˈspaɪrəlz/
plural of “spiral” — a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
springsnounUS /sprɪŋz/
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
Swope
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
tastiest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neatest and tastiest thing you can imagine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Neatest and tastiest thing you can imagine.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading I like to watch him do it, but it makes me feel unhappy, somehow.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
walnutnounUS /ˈwɔːlnʌt/
nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading I like to watch him do it, but it makes me feel unhappy, somehow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neither am I prepared to pass judgment on the fancy penmanship displayed by Professor Swope, framed elegantly in black walnut, and gilt, depicting a bounding deer, all made out of hair-line, shaded spirals, done with his facile pen.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (No wonder a deer can jump so, with all those springs inside him.) Professor Swope writes visiting cards for you, wonderful birds done in flourishes and holding ribbons in their bills.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He puts your name on the ribbon place.
