adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
awareadjectiveUS /əˈwer/
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
cannot
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From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
damnounUS /dæm/
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
declaresverbUS /dɪˈklerz/
third-person singular of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What good would it do for us to turn him out?
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Well, it is easy enough to guess what he says.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Well, it is easy enough to guess what he says.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What good would it do for us to turn him out?
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
grindingnounUS /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Well, it is easy enough to guess what he says.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What good would it do for us to turn him out?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, it is easy enough to guess what he says.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, it is easy enough to guess what he says.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
lockedverbUS /lɑːkt/
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
millernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
mortgagenounUS /ˈmɔːrɡədʒ/
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading What good would it do for us to turn him out?
PapanounUS /ˈpɑːpʌ/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
payverbUS /peɪ/
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
remainingadjectiveUS /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
not used up
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
showingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
TellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He declares that there is no grinding to be got now, and that his last remaining money has gone to pay for the dam.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading What good would it do for us to turn him out?
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What good would it do for us to turn him out?
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 “Well, it is easy enough to guess what he says.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “No. Tell me what he says,” replied Papa, showing by a movement of his head that he had no desire to have speech with the miller.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What good would it do for us to turn him out?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading As to what you were pleased to say about the mortgage, you yourself are aware that your money there is locked up and cannot be recovered at a moment’s notice.
