adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a thing too near his heart for that.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I tried to cheer him in my clumsy way by chaffing him about his League.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he did not blaze up as he often did.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading But he did not blaze up as he often did.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I tried to cheer him in my clumsy way by chaffing him about his League.
chaffverbUS /tʃæf/
be silly or tease one another
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
chaffing
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From this reading I tried to cheer him in my clumsy way by chaffing him about his League.
chapnounUS /tʃæp/
a boy or man
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
cheerverbUS /tʃɪr/
give encouragement to
From this reading I tried to cheer him in my clumsy way by chaffing him about his League.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
lacking grace in movement or posture
From this reading I tried to cheer him in my clumsy way by chaffing him about his League.
Craig
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From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not blaze up as he often did.
Don't
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From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a thing too near his heart for that.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he did not blaze up as he often did.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was a thing too near his heart for that.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I tried to cheer him in my clumsy way by chaffing him about his League.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tried to cheer him in my clumsy way by chaffing him about his League.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a thing too near his heart for that.
LEAGUEnounUS /liːɡ/
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
MAKINGnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I tried to cheer him in my clumsy way by chaffing him about his League.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was a thing too near his heart for that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he did not blaze up as he often did.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading But he did not blaze up as he often did.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
shrankverbUS /ʃræŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
stupidadjectiveUS /ˈstuːpəd/
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a thing too near his heart for that.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading It was a thing too near his heart for that.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He only shrank a little from my stupid chaff and said-- ‘Don’t, old chap; this is a good deal to me.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tried to cheer him in my clumsy way by chaffing him about his League.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was a thing too near his heart for that.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried to cheer him in my clumsy way by chaffing him about his League.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But he did not blaze up as he often did.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a thing too near his heart for that.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I tried to cheer him in my clumsy way by chaffing him about his League.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAKING OF THE LEAGUE Thursday morning found Craig anxious, even gloomy, but with fight in every line of his face.
