adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
admiringlyadverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋli/
with admiration
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
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 FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
amusementnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənt/
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading They want stir and amusement, too, poor souls, when their day's work is over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Mr. Harry was silent, he exclaimed, “You are right, you are right, Gray.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They want stir and amusement, too, poor souls, when their day's work is over.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
dullnessnounUS /ˈdʌlnəs/
the quality of being slow to understand
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading When Mr. Harry was silent, he exclaimed, “You are right, you are right, Gray.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
glancingverbUS /ˈɡlænsɪŋ/
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
GraynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading When Mr. Harry was silent, he exclaimed, “You are right, you are right, Gray.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
highwaysnounUS /ˈhaɪweɪz/
plural of “highway” — a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
lanesnounUS /leɪnz/
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
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From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
librariesnounUS /ˈlaɪbreriːz/
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
meetingsnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋz/
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They want stir and amusement, too, poor souls, when their day's work is over.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
plentynounUS /ˈplenti/
a full supply
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading When Mr. Harry was silent, he exclaimed, “You are right, you are right, Gray.
schoolsnounUS /skuːlz/
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading When Mr. Harry was silent, he exclaimed, “You are right, you are right, Gray.
slownessnounUS /ˈsloʊnəs/
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
slumsnounUS /slʌmz/
plural of “slum” — a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
soulsnounUS /soʊlz/
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading They want stir and amusement, too, poor souls, when their day's work is over.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
stirverbUS /stɜːr/
move an implement through
From this reading They want stir and amusement, too, poor souls, when their day's work is over.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
tenementnounUS /ˈtenəmənt/
a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is the slowness and dullness of country life, and not their poverty alone, that keep the poor in dirty lanes and tenement houses.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They want stir and amusement, too, poor souls, when their day's work is over.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading They want stir and amusement, too, poor souls, when their day's work is over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Harry was silent, he exclaimed, “You are right, you are right, Gray.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They want stir and amusement, too, poor souls, when their day's work is over.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading FROM my station under Miss Laura's chair, I could see that all the time Mr. Harry was speaking, Mr. Maxwell, although he spoke rather as if he was laughing at him, was yet glancing at him admiringly.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When Mr. Harry was silent, he exclaimed, “You are right, you are right, Gray.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With your smooth highways, and plenty of schools, and churches, and libraries, and meetings for young people, you would make country life a paradise, and I tell you what you would do, too; you would empty the slums of the cities.
