adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Then I'll write a death-letter myself,” retorted Selina, scenting an artistic vengeance: “and I sha'n't leave you a single thing!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Why, you're not leaving me anything!” exclaimed Selina, indignantly.
artisticadjectiveUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪk/
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading “Then I'll write a death-letter myself,” retorted Selina, scenting an artistic vengeance: “and I sha'n't leave you a single thing!”
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I don't care,” said Harold, repossessing himself of the document.
cosnounUS /kɔːs/
ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
death-letter
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From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
documentnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəment/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “I don't care,” said Harold, repossessing himself of the document.
don't
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From this reading “I don't care,” said Harold, repossessing himself of the document.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Why, you're not leaving me anything!” exclaimed Selina, indignantly.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
Harold
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From this reading “I don't care,” said Harold, repossessing himself of the document.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I don't care,” said Harold, repossessing himself of the document.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
I'll
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From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
indignantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnəntliː/
in an indignant manner
From this reading “Why, you're not leaving me anything!” exclaimed Selina, indignantly.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “Why, you're not leaving me anything!” exclaimed Selina, indignantly.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why, you're not leaving me anything!” exclaimed Selina, indignantly.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Then I'll write a death-letter myself,” retorted Selina, scenting an artistic vengeance: “and I sha'n't leave you a single thing!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why, you're not leaving me anything!” exclaimed Selina, indignantly.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I don't care,” said Harold, repossessing himself of the document.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
repossessing
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From this reading “I don't care,” said Harold, repossessing himself of the document.
retortedverbUS /riˈtɔːrtɪd/
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “Then I'll write a death-letter myself,” retorted Selina, scenting an artistic vengeance: “and I sha'n't leave you a single thing!”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don't care,” said Harold, repossessing himself of the document.
scenting
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From this reading “Then I'll write a death-letter myself,” retorted Selina, scenting an artistic vengeance: “and I sha'n't leave you a single thing!”
Selina
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From this reading “Why, you're not leaving me anything!” exclaimed Selina, indignantly.
sha'n't
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From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Then I'll write a death-letter myself,” retorted Selina, scenting an artistic vengeance: “and I sha'n't leave you a single thing!”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then I'll write a death-letter myself,” retorted Selina, scenting an artistic vengeance: “and I sha'n't leave you a single thing!”
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “Then I'll write a death-letter myself,” retorted Selina, scenting an artistic vengeance: “and I sha'n't leave you a single thing!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading “Then I'll write a death-letter myself,” retorted Selina, scenting an artistic vengeance: “and I sha'n't leave you a single thing!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was going to leave you something, but I sha'n't now, 'cos you tried to read my death-letter before I was dead!”
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, you're not leaving me anything!” exclaimed Selina, indignantly.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading “Then I'll write a death-letter myself,” retorted Selina, scenting an artistic vengeance: “and I sha'n't leave you a single thing!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You're a regular mean little boy, and I'll take back the last birthday present I gave you!”
you're
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From this reading “Why, you're not leaving me anything!” exclaimed Selina, indignantly.
