adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
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 I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
attackedverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading John seemed to be very much put out.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My master, too, often came to see me.
clothnounUS /klɔːθ/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
drawverbUS /drɔː/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
inflammationnounUS /ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
Joe
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From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John seemed to be very much put out.
lungsnounUS /lʌŋz/
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading My master, too, often came to see me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading John seemed to be very much put out.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
nursedadjectiveUS /nɜːrst/
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading My master, too, often came to see me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading John seemed to be very much put out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading John seemed to be very much put out.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My master, too, often came to see me.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading John seemed to be very much put out.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
StupidadjectiveUS /ˈstuːpəd/
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John seemed to be very much put out.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading John seemed to be very much put out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I heard him say to himself over and over again, “Stupid boy! stupid boy! no cloth put on, and I dare say the water was cold, too; boys are no good;” but Joe was a good boy, after all.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I was now very ill; a strong inflammation had attacked my lungs, and I could not draw my breath without pain.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading John nursed me night and day; he would get up two or three times in the night to come to me.
