adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
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 I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
bellsnounUS /belz/
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading But he couldn't hear a word I said for the bells.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he couldn't hear a word I said for the bells.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
coatnounUS /koʊt/
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
couldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he couldn't hear a word I said for the bells.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
emnounUS /em/
a quad with a square body
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
foolishnessnounUS /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he couldn't hear a word I said for the bells.
funnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
Grandsire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he couldn't hear a word I said for the bells.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But he couldn't hear a word I said for the bells.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
it's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
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 But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But he couldn't hear a word I said for the bells.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
shawlnounUS /ʃɔːl/
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
somehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he couldn't hear a word I said for the bells.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
there's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
TriplesnounUS /ˈtrɪpəlz/
plural of “triple” — a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
William
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'O William,' I says, 'it's Grandsire Triples, and there's five thousand and fifty changes to 'em, and it's a matter of three hours!'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But he couldn't hear a word I said for the bells.
wrappedadjectiveUS /ræpt/
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading So then I took his coat and my shawl, and we wrapped them round both our heads to shut the bells out, and then we could hear each other speak inside.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading I'm not going to write down all I said nor all he said, which was only foolishness--and besides, it come to nothing after all.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But somehow the time wasn't long; and it's a funny thing, but unhappy and happy you can be at the same time when you are with one you love and are going to leave.
