adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘They didn’t pray for him--they gave him a month.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ‘“It was the will o’ God, after all, doctor,” said the Flour.
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 ‘“It was the will o’ God, after all, doctor,” said the Flour.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
creditnounUS /ˈkredət/
approval
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
didn't
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From this reading ‘They didn’t pray for him--they gave him a month.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
FlournounUS /ˈflaʊər/
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘They didn’t pray for him--they gave him a month.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ‘They didn’t pray for him--they gave him a month.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ‘“It was the will o’ God, after all, doctor,” said the Flour.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
half-way
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From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘They didn’t pray for him--they gave him a month.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘“It was the will o’ God, after all, doctor,” said the Flour.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading ‘They didn’t pray for him--they gave him a month.
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 ‘“It was the will o’ God, after all, doctor,” said the Flour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
pinverbUS /pɪn/
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
prayverbUS /preɪ/
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading ‘They didn’t pray for him--they gave him a month.
presentedverbUS /priˈzentɪd/
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘“It was the will o’ God, after all, doctor,” said the Flour.
specimennounUS /ˈspesəmən/
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘They didn’t pray for him--they gave him a month.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘“It was the will o’ God, after all, doctor,” said the Flour.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And, when he came out, he went half-way across the road to meet the doctor, and he--to his credit, perhaps--came the other half.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘“It was the will o’ God, after all, doctor,” said the Flour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had a drink together, and the Flour presented the doctor with a fine specimen of coarse gold for a pin.
