adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You're a winner, Tarboe.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
ain't
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From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading "I didn't suppose you'd forget me when I was making or breaking you."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
closelyadverbUS /ˈkloʊsli/
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading He paused, and gripped the statue closely in his hands.
clutchingverbUS /ˈklʌtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't suppose you'd forget me when I was making or breaking you."
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "I didn't suppose you'd forget me when I was making or breaking you."
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
Grier
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From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
grippedverbUS /ɡrɪpt/
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading He paused, and gripped the statue closely in his hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He paused, and gripped the statue closely in his hands.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused, and gripped the statue closely in his hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't suppose you'd forget me when I was making or breaking you."
I've
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From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He paused, and gripped the statue closely in his hands.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
judgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "I didn't suppose you'd forget me when I was making or breaking you."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I didn't suppose you'd forget me when I was making or breaking you."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I didn't suppose you'd forget me when I was making or breaking you."
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused, and gripped the statue closely in his hands.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
statuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading "I didn't suppose you'd forget me when I was making or breaking you."
Tarboe
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From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
unconsciouslyadverbUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsli/
without awareness
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I didn't suppose you'd forget me when I was making or breaking you."
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I didn't suppose you'd forget me when I was making or breaking you."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
winnernounUS /ˈwɪnər/
the contestant who wins the contest
From this reading "You're a winner, Tarboe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've been keeping my eye on you, Tarboe," John Grier said presently, his right hand clutching unconsciously the statue which his boy had left with him.
you'd
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From this reading "I didn't suppose you'd forget me when I was making or breaking you."
You're
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From this reading "You're a winner, Tarboe.
You've
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From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You've got sense and judgment, and you ain't afraid to get your own way by any route."
