used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It would earn a million dollars for the dishonest president of the Gennor Radio Corporation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But poor Mr. Ricks would get not one penny.
CorporationnounUS /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən/
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading It would earn a million dollars for the dishonest president of the Gennor Radio Corporation.
dishonestadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɑːnəst/
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
From this reading It would earn a million dollars for the dishonest president of the Gennor Radio Corporation.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading It would earn a million dollars for the dishonest president of the Gennor Radio Corporation.
earnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading It would earn a million dollars for the dishonest president of the Gennor Radio Corporation.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
enemy'snounUS /ˈenəmiz/
possessive form of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
frognounUS /frɑːɡ/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
Gennor
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From this reading It would earn a million dollars for the dishonest president of the Gennor Radio Corporation.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But poor Mr. Ricks would get not one penny.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
inventionnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would earn a million dollars for the dishonest president of the Gennor Radio Corporation.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading It would earn a million dollars for the dishonest president of the Gennor Radio Corporation.
a form of address for a man
From this reading But poor Mr. Ricks would get not one penny.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But poor Mr. Ricks would get not one penny.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But poor Mr. Ricks would get not one penny.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
panounUS /pɑː/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading But poor Mr. Ricks would get not one penny.
Polly
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From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But poor Mr. Ricks would get not one penny.
poorhousenounUS /ˈpuːrhaʊs/
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading It would earn a million dollars for the dishonest president of the Gennor Radio Corporation.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
RadionounUS /ˈreɪdioʊ/
medium for communication
From this reading It would earn a million dollars for the dishonest president of the Gennor Radio Corporation.
RicksnounUS /rɪks/
plural of “rick” — a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading But poor Mr. Ricks would get not one penny.
sick-like
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From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
theftnounUS /θeft/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
male cat
From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The invention that was to have put them on Easy Street had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE PRISONER We felt pretty blue and sick-like over the theft of the talking frog.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For now Tom and his pa and Aunt Polly would have to go to the poorhouse.
