AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I. POINSETTIAS “A remarkable man!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
guidedadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdəd/
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
humournounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. POINSETTIAS “A remarkable man!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I. POINSETTIAS “A remarkable man!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/
not divisible by two
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
passerbynounUS /ˈpæsərbi/
a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
POINSETTIASnounUS /ˌpɔɪnˈsetiːəz/
plural of “poinsettia” — tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
From this reading I. POINSETTIAS “A remarkable man!”
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/
unusual or striking
From this reading I. POINSETTIAS “A remarkable man!”
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
That's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
theatre-goers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not my husband speaking, but some passerby.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “That’s a case in point,” he laughed, as he guided me through the crowd of theatre-goers which invariably block this part of Broadway at the hour of eight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, I looked up at George with a smile, and found him looking down at me with much the same humour.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We had often spoken of the odd phrases one hears in the street, and how interesting it would be sometimes to hear a little more of the conversation.
