adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It never did when John was by.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
calmverbUS /kɑːm/
make calm or still
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
energiesnounUS /ˈenərdʒiz/
plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
grandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
individualadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading It never did when John was by.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It never did when John was by.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
overpoweringadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərˈpaʊrɪŋ/
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
Phineas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
restingverbUS /ˈrestɪŋ/
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
superabundantadjective
most excessively abundant
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
unwillingadjectiveUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋ/
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It never did when John was by.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
