Abner
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From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading Was it possible his father had forgotten him, or was indifferent to his absence?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He could not believe it, but what was he to think?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not believe it, but what was he to think?
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Poor Herbert was in despair.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Was it possible his father had forgotten him, or was indifferent to his absence?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was it possible his father had forgotten him, or was indifferent to his absence?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
HerbertnounUS /ˈhɜːrbərt/
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poor Herbert was in despair.
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading Was it possible his father had forgotten him, or was indifferent to his absence?
inquiredverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪərd/
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
instantlyadverbUS /ˈɪnstəntli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it possible his father had forgotten him, or was indifferent to his absence?
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not believe it, but what was he to think?
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Herbert was in despair.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Was it possible his father had forgotten him, or was indifferent to his absence?
postverbUS /poʊst/
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He could not believe it, but what was he to think?
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor Herbert was in despair.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Day after day Herbert and Abner went to the post office and inquired for letters, but alas! none came.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He could not believe it, but what was he to think?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thought his father would have instantly sent the money, or come out himself to take him home.
