adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
AfterwardadverbUS /ˈæftərwərd/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
atenounUS /eɪt/
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
ColliernounUS /ˈkɑːljər/
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
darkenverbUS /ˈdɑːrkən/
become dark or darker
From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
devastatingadjectiveUS /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/
making light of
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
drinksnounUS /drɪŋks/
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
dropverbUS /drɑːp/
let fall to the ground
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
EdnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
grubnounUS /ɡrʌb/
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
irreligiousadjective
hostile or indifferent to religion
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
Mame
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From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
seizedverbUS /siːzd/
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
tricknounUS /trɪk/
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
uptownnounUS /ˈʌpˈtaʊn/
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
victimnounUS /ˈvɪktəm/
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
