adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And the princess was a philosopher, and knew all the _ins_ and _outs_ of the laws of gravitation as well as the _ins_ and _outs_ of her boot-lace.
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 Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the princess was a philosopher, and knew all the _ins_ and _outs_ of the laws of gravitation as well as the _ins_ and _outs_ of her boot-lace.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the princess was a philosopher, and knew all the _ins_ and _outs_ of the laws of gravitation as well as the _ins_ and _outs_ of her boot-lace.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
atrociousadjectiveUS /əˈtroʊʃəs/
shockingly brutal or cruel
From this reading Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity.
auntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SHE CAN'T BE OURS.
boot-lace
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From this reading And the princess was a philosopher, and knew all the _ins_ and _outs_ of the laws of gravitation as well as the _ins_ and _outs_ of her boot-lace.
CAN'T
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE CAN'T BE OURS.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity.
deprivedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpraɪvd/
marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
From this reading Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity.
destroyverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading She had only to destroy gravitation.
easiestadjectiveUS /ˈiːziəst/
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
effectedadjectiveUS /ɪˈfektɪd/
settled securely and unconditionally
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
gravitationnounUS /ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃən/
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading She had only to destroy gravitation.
gravitynounUS /ˈɡrævəti/
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity.
how
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From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
insnounUS /ɪnz/
an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
From this reading And the princess was a philosopher, and knew all the _ins_ and _outs_ of the laws of gravitation as well as the _ins_ and _outs_ of her boot-lace.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And the princess was a philosopher, and knew all the _ins_ and _outs_ of the laws of gravitation as well as the _ins_ and _outs_ of her boot-lace.
lawsnounUS /lɔːz/
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading And the princess was a philosopher, and knew all the _ins_ and _outs_ of the laws of gravitation as well as the _ins_ and _outs_ of her boot-lace.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading She had only to destroy gravitation.
OURSpronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading SHE CAN'T BE OURS.
outsnounUS /aʊts/
plural of “out” — (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
From this reading And the princess was a philosopher, and knew all the _ins_ and _outs_ of the laws of gravitation as well as the _ins_ and _outs_ of her boot-lace.
philosophernounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfər/
a specialist in philosophy
From this reading And the princess was a philosopher, and knew all the _ins_ and _outs_ of the laws of gravitation as well as the _ins_ and _outs_ of her boot-lace.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading And the princess was a philosopher, and knew all the _ins_ and _outs_ of the laws of gravitation as well as the _ins_ and _outs_ of her boot-lace.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE CAN'T BE OURS.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had only to destroy gravitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
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 And the princess was a philosopher, and knew all the _ins_ and _outs_ of the laws of gravitation as well as the _ins_ and _outs_ of her boot-lace.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you ask me how this was effected, I answer: In the easiest way in the world.
