AdvancedadjectiveUS /ədˈvænst/
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Advanced in years, as she knows she must be, my wife seems to think that she is to teem on, and be inexhaustible forever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
ChristianadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstʃən/
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
empirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But the most wonderful thing is, my wife never thinks of her end.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/
for a limitless time
From this reading Advanced in years, as she knows she must be, my wife seems to think that she is to teem on, and be inexhaustible forever.
GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the most wonderful thing is, my wife never thinks of her end.
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From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
incredulitynounUS /ˌɪnkrəˈduːlɪti/
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
indefatigableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl/
showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
inexhaustibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɪɡˈzɔːstəbəl/
that cannot be entirely consumed or used up
From this reading Advanced in years, as she knows she must be, my wife seems to think that she is to teem on, and be inexhaustible forever.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the most wonderful thing is, my wife never thinks of her end.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Advanced in years, as she knows she must be, my wife seems to think that she is to teem on, and be inexhaustible forever.
litteredadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtərd/
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
matchesnounUS /ˈmætʃəz/
plural of “match” — lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading But the most wonderful thing is, my wife never thinks of her end.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Advanced in years, as she knows she must be, my wife seems to think that she is to teem on, and be inexhaustible forever.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But the most wonderful thing is, my wife never thinks of her end.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Advanced in years, as she knows she must be, my wife seems to think that she is to teem on, and be inexhaustible forever.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
painstakingadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnsteɪkɪŋ/
characterized by extreme care and great effort
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
peckverbUS /pek/
hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
peppersnounUS /ˈpepərz/
plural of “pepper” — climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
pickledadjectiveUS /ˈpɪkəld/
(used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
PipernounUS /ˈpaɪpər/
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
plaineradjectiveUS /ˈpleɪnər/
comparative of “plain” — clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
teemverbUS /tiːm/
be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading Advanced in years, as she knows she must be, my wife seems to think that she is to teem on, and be inexhaustible forever.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
theorynounUS /ˈθɪri/
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading But the most wonderful thing is, my wife never thinks of her end.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Advanced in years, as she knows she must be, my wife seems to think that she is to teem on, and be inexhaustible forever.
thinksnounUS /θɪŋks/
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading But the most wonderful thing is, my wife never thinks of her end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How she would have set in order that huge littered empire of the one, and with indefatigable painstaking picked the peck of pickled peppers for the other.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading But the most wonderful thing is, my wife never thinks of her end.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That matches are made in heaven, may be, but my wife would have been just the wife for Peter the Great, or Peter the Piper.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Advanced in years, as she knows she must be, my wife seems to think that she is to teem on, and be inexhaustible forever.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Her youthful incredulity, as to the plain theory, and still plainer fact of death, hardly seems Christian.
