adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
AcquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
agreedadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːd/
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Johnson, the groom, met us at Haddington on Hill and we drove to the rectory.
BogsnounUS /bɑːɡz/
plural of “bog” — wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
Burgleston
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From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Miss Morley went with us, of course.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Johnson, the groom, met us at Haddington on Hill and we drove to the rectory.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
first-classadjectiveUS /ˌfɜːrstˈklæs/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
groomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
From this reading Johnson, the groom, met us at Haddington on Hill and we drove to the rectory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
Haddington
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From this reading Johnson, the groom, met us at Haddington on Hill and we drove to the rectory.
HillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Johnson, the groom, met us at Haddington on Hill and we drove to the rectory.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
invalidnounUS /ˈɪnvələd/
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
JohnsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Johnson, the groom, met us at Haddington on Hill and we drove to the rectory.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
MakeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
Mayberry
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From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Johnson, the groom, met us at Haddington on Hill and we drove to the rectory.
migratedverbUS /ˈmaɪɡreɪtɪd/
past form of “migrate” — move from one country or region to another and settle there
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Morley went with us, of course.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
MorleynounUS /ˈmɔːrli/
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading Miss Morley went with us, of course.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Johnson, the groom, met us at Haddington on Hill and we drove to the rectory.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
PortionnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃən/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
rectorynounUS /ˈrektəri/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Johnson, the groom, met us at Haddington on Hill and we drove to the rectory.
securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Morley went with us, of course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I secured a first-class apartment for our party and the journey was a comfortable and quiet one.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Miss Morley went with us, of course.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Mayberry and a Portion of Burgleston Bogs We migrated to Mayberry the following Monday, as we had agreed to do.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Our invalid was too weak to talk a great deal even if she had wished, which she apparently did not.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Morley went with us, of course.
