AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I suppose he wouldn't have been a real boy if it hadn't been so.
BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
BROWN'SnounUS /braʊnz/
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
didn't
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From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
FARMERnounUS /ˈfɑːrmər/
a person who operates a farm
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
hadn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose he wouldn't have been a real boy if it hadn't been so.
happensverbUS /ˈhæpənz/
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
HappyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suppose he wouldn't have been a real boy if it hadn't been so.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
how
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From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose he wouldn't have been a real boy if it hadn't been so.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I suppose he wouldn't have been a real boy if it hadn't been so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
Isn't
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From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
JacknounUS /dʒæk/
a small worthless amount
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
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 Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
mumpsnounUS /mʌmps/
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
Never've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
queeradjectiveUS /kwɪr/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I suppose he wouldn't have been a real boy if it hadn't been so.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was just so with Farmer Brown's boy.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
STARTverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose he wouldn't have been a real boy if it hadn't been so.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Isn't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning?
WAKESnounUS /weɪks/
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just so with Farmer Brown's boy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Of course, while he was sick with the mumps, he didn't have to get up, and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose he wouldn't have been a real boy if it hadn't been so.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do.
