adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE INTERLUDE Talk about antagonism," glowered Janet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
antagonismnounUS /ænˈtæɡənɪzəm/
a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading THE INTERLUDE Talk about antagonism," glowered Janet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
cautionedverbUS /ˈkɑːʃənd/
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading "Don't you get excited, Janet," cautioned Jane.
damagesnounUS /ˈdæmədʒəz/
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
dinkyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪŋki/
small and unimpressive
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you get excited, Janet," cautioned Jane.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "Don't you get excited, Janet," cautioned Jane.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Don't you get excited, Janet," cautioned Jane.
gloweredverbUS /ˈɡlaʊərd/
past form of “glower” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading THE INTERLUDE Talk about antagonism," glowered Janet.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
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 She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
INTERLUDEnounUS /ˈɪntərluːd/
an intervening period or episode
From this reading THE INTERLUDE Talk about antagonism," glowered Janet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you get excited, Janet," cautioned Jane.
Janet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE INTERLUDE Talk about antagonism," glowered Janet.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
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 have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
offendersnounUS /əˈfendərz/
plural of “offender” — a person who transgresses moral or civil law
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
officialadjectiveUS /əˈfɪʃəl/
having official authority or sanction
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
outragenounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
rashnounUS /ræʃ/
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
sueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
syllablenounUS /ˈsɪləbəl/
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
TalkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading THE INTERLUDE Talk about antagonism," glowered Janet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERLUDE Talk about antagonism," glowered Janet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have our lady- like hands very full at the moment, and to run into more trouble would be positively rash.
WellingtonnounUS /ˈwelɪŋtən/
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading She snapped out the words as if each syllable were a blow on the very heads of the offenders.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I call the whole proceedings an outrage, and if you want to know what I would do about it, I would ask a Wellington official to sue this dinky little town for damages."
