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 I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
alternatelyadverbUS /ˈɔːltərnətli/
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “He is not dead, Mademoiselle.”
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
flightnounUS /flaɪt/
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading This someone, a man, a stranger, said in French:
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is not dead, Mademoiselle.”
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
InvalidnounUS /ˈɪnvələd/
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
MademoisellenounUS /ˌmædəməˈzel/
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “He is not dead, Mademoiselle.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This someone, a man, a stranger, said in French:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
pawingverbUS /ˈpɔːɪŋ/
-ing form of “paw” — scrape with the paws
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
PlayingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
recollectionsnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃənz/
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This someone, a man, a stranger, said in French:
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading This someone, a man, a stranger, said in French:
TakeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This someone, a man, a stranger, said in French:
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They begin again--those recollections--a few minutes later, break off once more, and then return and break off alternately, over and over again.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
TurnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which I Take My Turn at Playing the Invalid Not for a very long time.
whirligignoun
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
wristnounUS /rɪst/
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading The first thing I remember, after my whirligig flight over the Paris pavement, is a crowd of faces above me and someone pawing at my collar and holding my wrist.
