adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It wasn't nowise my business," sez I, "so I didn't think about it at all."
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
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 "It wasn't nowise my business," sez I, "so I didn't think about it at all."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It wasn't nowise my business," sez I, "so I didn't think about it at all."
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Well, it was because he wasn't a man at all--he was a woman."
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "It wasn't nowise my business," sez I, "so I didn't think about it at all."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
buzzardnounUS /ˈbʌzərd/
a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
couldn't
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From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
curiositynounUS /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
didn't
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From this reading "It wasn't nowise my business," sez I, "so I didn't think about it at all."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
examinedverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmənd/
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
explainin
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From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
hooked-nosed
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From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It wasn't nowise my business," sez I, "so I didn't think about it at all."
Jabez
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From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
leerverb
look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Well, it was because he wasn't a man at all--he was a woman."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It wasn't nowise my business," sez I, "so I didn't think about it at all."
nowiseadverb
in no manner
From this reading "It wasn't nowise my business," sez I, "so I didn't think about it at all."
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
reckonverbUS /ˈrekən/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
satisfyin
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From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
sez
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From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It wasn't nowise my business," sez I, "so I didn't think about it at all."
somethin
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From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "It wasn't nowise my business," sez I, "so I didn't think about it at all."
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
wasn't
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From this reading "It wasn't nowise my business," sez I, "so I didn't think about it at all."
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, it was because he wasn't a man at all--he was a woman."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I got back I see the little doctor explainin' somethin' to Jabez.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I thought he had gone long ago, but the hooked-nosed buzzard couldn't leave without satisfyin' his curiosity.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Well, it was because he wasn't a man at all--he was a woman."
wouldn't
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From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you reckon was the reason your friend wouldn't let himself be examined?" sez he, with a leer.
