adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
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 There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
can't
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From this reading He can’t last till the morning.’
couldn't
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From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He can’t last till the morning.’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
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From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading He can’t last till the morning.’
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
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 There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He can’t last till the morning.’
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With that she ran off.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading With that she ran off.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
sensibleadjectiveUS /ˈsensəbəl/
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
shister
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From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
Thady
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From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that she ran off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He can’t last till the morning.’
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He can’t last till the morning.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was none but my shister and myself left near him of all the many friends he had.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that she ran off.
withinside
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From this reading The fever came and went, and came and went, and lasted five days, and the sixth he was sensible for a few minutes, and said to me, knowing me very well, ‘I’m in a burning pain all withinside of me, Thady.’
wouldn't
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From this reading ‘I’m frightened to see him,’ says she, ‘and wouldn’t nor couldn’t stay in it; and what use?
