adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What do you say to a dollar a day, and found?”
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 “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What do you say to a dollar a day, and found?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “No, that's not our way of doing business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What name shall I call you by?”
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What name shall I call you by?”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading What do you say to a dollar a day, and found?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you say to a dollar a day, and found?”
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “No, that's not our way of doing business.
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading What do you say to a dollar a day, and found?”
elasticadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæstɪk/
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading What do you say to a dollar a day, and found?”
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
mowingverbUS /ˈmaʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “mow” — cut with a blade or mower
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What name shall I call you by?”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, that's not our way of doing business.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, that's not our way of doing business.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No, that's not our way of doing business.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “No, that's not our way of doing business.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
rakeverbUS /reɪk/
move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading What do you say to a dollar a day, and found?”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What name shall I call you by?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
stridesnounUS /straɪdz/
plural of “stride” — a step in walking or running
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
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From this reading “No, that's not our way of doing business.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What do you say to a dollar a day, and found?”
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “No, that's not our way of doing business.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you say to a dollar a day, and found?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will go on with my mowing,” said she, when they reached the horses, “and you can rake and load with my father.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading “All right!” and with the words he was already at her side, taking long strides over the elastic turf.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you say to a dollar a day, and found?”
