AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
blameverbUS /bleɪm/
put or pin the blame on
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
couldn't
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From this reading They couldn't help it.
didn't
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From this reading The more I watched her, the more I wondered that she didn't.
don't
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From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
else
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From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
excusedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈkjuːzd/
granted exemption
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
grindverbUS /ɡraɪnd/
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading They couldn't help it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The more I watched her, the more I wondered that she didn't.
HomingadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmɪŋ/
orienting or directing homeward or to a destination
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The more I watched her, the more I wondered that she didn't.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
millstonenounUS /ˈmɪlstoʊn/
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more I watched her, the more I wondered that she didn't.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
PigeonnounUS /ˈpɪdʒən/
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The more I watched her, the more I wondered that she didn't.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
they've
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From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Homing Pigeon "A millstone and the human heart, Are ever driven round, And if they've nothing else to grind, They must themselves be ground."
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The more I watched her, the more I wondered that she didn't.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It seemed to me that my mother was the person who really could have been excused for having heart trouble.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading The more I watched her, the more I wondered that she didn't.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was her own life, the one she and father led, where everything went exactly as she wanted it to; and if there had been only themselves to think of, no people on earth could have lived happier, unless the pain she sometimes suffered made them trouble, and I don't think it would, for neither of them were to blame for that.
