adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
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 Our parish is so large, one can't pretend to preach to all the pews at once.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
breakfast-table
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From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
can't
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From this reading Our parish is so large, one can't pretend to preach to all the pews at once.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
don't
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From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
fire-engine
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From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
firemennounUS /ˈfaɪrmən/
plural of “fireman” — play in which children pretend to put out a fire
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
flagstaffnounUS /ˈflæɡstæf/
a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
habituallyadverbUS /həˈbɪtʃuːəli/
according to habit or custom
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Our parish is so large, one can't pretend to preach to all the pews at once.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let them wash some of those lower-story windows a little.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Let them wash some of those lower-story windows a little.
lower-story
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From this reading Let them wash some of those lower-story windows a little.
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 [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
miscellaneousadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
needn't
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From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/
not divisible by two
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our parish is so large, one can't pretend to preach to all the pews at once.
one's
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From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading Our parish is so large, one can't pretend to preach to all the pews at once.
pewsnounUS /pjuːz/
plural of “pew” — long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading Our parish is so large, one can't pretend to preach to all the pews at once.
preachverbUS /priːtʃ/
deliver a sermon
From this reading Our parish is so large, one can't pretend to preach to all the pews at once.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading Our parish is so large, one can't pretend to preach to all the pews at once.
probableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːbəbəl/
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Our parish is so large, one can't pretend to preach to all the pews at once.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
squirtverbUS /skwɜːrt/
cause to come out in a squirt
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
talksnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Let them wash some of those lower-story windows a little.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Let them wash some of those lower-story windows a little.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
We're
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From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Let them wash some of those lower-story windows a little.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [I did not think it probable that I should have a great many more talks with our company, and therefore I was anxious to get as much as I could into every conversation.
worksnounUS /wɜːrks/
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading One can't be all the time trying to do the best of one's best if a company works a steam fire-engine, the firemen needn't be straining themselves all day to squirt over the top of the flagstaff.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is the reason why you will find some odd, miscellaneous facts here, which I wished to tell at least once, as I should not have a chance to tell them habitually at our breakfast-table.--We're very free and easy, you know; we don't read what we don't like.
