AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After what we've found out?
Alpheus
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From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
CLEWnoun
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
Cy
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From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
Dimick
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From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading After what we've found out?
gaspedverbUS /ɡæspt/
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
graspingnounUS /ˈɡræspɪŋ/
understanding with difficulty
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
horrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/
stricken with horror
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
Josiah
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From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
observedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
one-pound
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From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After what we've found out?
out-of-the-ordinary
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From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
owesverbUS /oʊz/
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
poundverbUS /paʊnd/
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
scalesnounUS /skeɪlz/
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
shockedadjectiveUS /ʃɑːkt/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
Simmons's
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From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
SmalleynounUS /ˈsmɑːli/
American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1943)
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
summingverbUS /ˈsʌmɪŋ/
inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
thanksnounUS /θæŋks/
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
uniqueadjectiveUS /juːˈniːk/
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
votenounUS /voʊt/
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A CLEW Josiah Dimick has a unique faculty of grasping a situation and summing it up in an out-of-the-ordinary way.
we've
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From this reading After what we've found out?
weightnounUS /weɪt/
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “Thanks!” gasped Alpheus Smalley, so shocked and horrified that he put the one-pound weight on the scales instead of the half pound.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After what we've found out?
Whittaker
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From this reading “I think,” observed Josiah to the excited group at Simmons's, “that this town owes Cy Whittaker a vote of thanks.”
