adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, the widow told the nurse and she told Mary Jones and Mary told me.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
can't
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From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
demandnounUS /dɪˈmænd/
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading "What?" was the eager demand of the two sisters.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading "What?" was the eager demand of the two sisters.
engagedadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒd/
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading He's engaged to a very sweet young lady and has the impudence to make love to me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He's engaged to a very sweet young lady and has the impudence to make love to me.
He's
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From this reading He's engaged to a very sweet young lady and has the impudence to make love to me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
impudencenoun
an impudent statement
From this reading He's engaged to a very sweet young lady and has the impudence to make love to me.
introducingverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
JonesnounUS /dʒoʊnz/
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading "Well, the widow told the nurse and she told Mary Jones and Mary told me.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading He's engaged to a very sweet young lady and has the impudence to make love to me.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He's engaged to a very sweet young lady and has the impudence to make love to me.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading He's engaged to a very sweet young lady and has the impudence to make love to me.
MarynounUS /ˈmeri/
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Well, the widow told the nurse and she told Mary Jones and Mary told me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, the widow told the nurse and she told Mary Jones and Mary told me.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
nurseverbUS /nɜːrs/
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "Well, the widow told the nurse and she told Mary Jones and Mary told me.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What?" was the eager demand of the two sisters.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
PardonverbUS /ˈpɑːrdən/
accept an excuse for
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
scampnoun
one who is playfully mischievous
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, the widow told the nurse and she told Mary Jones and Mary told me.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "What?" was the eager demand of the two sisters.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading He's engaged to a very sweet young lady and has the impudence to make love to me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What?" was the eager demand of the two sisters.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The letter was kind o' short and about like this:-- "'Pardon me for introducing a scamp by the name of Roberts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He's engaged to a very sweet young lady and has the impudence to make love to me.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Well, the widow told the nurse and she told Mary Jones and Mary told me.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "What?" was the eager demand of the two sisters.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He's engaged to a very sweet young lady and has the impudence to make love to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What?" was the eager demand of the two sisters.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
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, the widow told the nurse and she told Mary Jones and Mary told me.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?" was the eager demand of the two sisters.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
widownounUS /ˈwɪdoʊ/
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading "Well, the widow told the nurse and she told Mary Jones and Mary told me.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish to get him out of this town for a while, and can't think of any better way.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He's engaged to a very sweet young lady and has the impudence to make love to me.
