AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
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 Upon him fall all the odds and ends, the most difficult things.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon him fall all the odds and ends, the most difficult things.
BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
demandnounUS /dɪˈmænd/
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Upon him fall all the odds and ends, the most difficult things.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What the boy does is the life of the farm.
else
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From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
endsnounUS /endz/
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Upon him fall all the odds and ends, the most difficult things.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
factotumnoun
a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Upon him fall all the odds and ends, the most difficult things.
farmverbUS /fɑːrm/
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
FARMINGnounUS /ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon him fall all the odds and ends, the most difficult things.
impressionnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
indispensableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈspensəbəl/
not to be dispensed with; essential
From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading What the boy does is the life of the farm.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Upon him fall all the odds and ends, the most difficult things.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading Upon him fall all the odds and ends, the most difficult things.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
SayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading He is the factotum, always in demand, always expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon him fall all the odds and ends, the most difficult things.
usefulnessnounUS /ˈjuːsfəlnəs/
the quality of being of practical use
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NO FARMING WITHOUT A BOY Say what you will about the general usefulness of boys, it is my impression that a farm without a boy would very soon come to grief.
