adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
amountnounUS /əˈmaʊnt/
a quantity of money
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It shall at any rate be very short.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It shall at any rate be very short.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
CONCLUSIONnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
displayedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪd/
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
doubleverbUS /ˈdʌbəl/
increase twofold
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
eschewverbUS /esˈtʃuː/
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
FaminenounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
ingenuitynounUS /ˌɪndʒəˈnuːətiː/
the power of creative imagination
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
musterverbUS /ˈmʌstər/
gather or bring together
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
periodnounUS /ˈpɪriəd/
an amount of time
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading It shall at any rate be very short.
respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It shall at any rate be very short.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
TalenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It shall at any rate be very short.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now my story is told; and were it not for the fashion of the thing, this last short chapter might be spared.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
worstnounUS /wɜːrst/
the least favorable outcome
From this reading At the period of the year to which the story has brought us--and at which it will leave us--the famine was at its very worst.
YearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Were it not that I eschew the fashion of double names for a book, thinking that no amount of ingenuity in this respect will make a bad book pass muster, whereas a good book will turn out as such though no such ingenuity be displayed, I might have called this "A Tale of the Famine Year in Ireland."
