adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
AdamnounUS /ˈædəm/
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading Let us be grateful to Adam our benefactor.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That is a wild place--wild and lonely; an ideal place for a murder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let us be grateful to Adam our benefactor.
benefactornounUS /ˈbenəfæktər/
a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
From this reading Let us be grateful to Adam our benefactor.
blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
CalendarnounUS /ˈkæləndər/
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
cursenounUS /kɜːrs/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
exceptingverbUS /ˌekˈseptɪŋ/
-ing form of “except” — take exception to
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
gratefuladjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Let us be grateful to Adam our benefactor.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading That is a wild place--wild and lonely; an ideal place for a murder.
idlenessnounUS /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
having no employment
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
labornounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us be grateful to Adam our benefactor.
lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading That is a wild place--wild and lonely; an ideal place for a murder.
Maungatapu
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
murderverbUS /ˈmɜːrdər/
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading That is a wild place--wild and lonely; an ideal place for a murder.
MurdersnounUS /ˈmɜːrdərz/
plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let us be grateful to Adam our benefactor.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That is a wild place--wild and lonely; an ideal place for a murder.
Pudd'nhead
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is a wild place--wild and lonely; an ideal place for a murder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us be grateful to Adam our benefactor.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us be grateful to Adam our benefactor.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading That is a wild place--wild and lonely; an ideal place for a murder.
Wilson'snounUS /ˈwɪlsənz/
possessive form of “wilson” — author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading He cut us out of the "blessing of idleness," and won for us the "curse of labor."
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading We soon reached the town of Nelson, and spent the most of the day there, visiting acquaintances and driving with them about the garden--the whole region is a garden, excepting the scene of the "Maungatapu Murders," of thirty years ago.
