adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
befriendverbUS /bɪˈfrend/
become friends with
From this reading But little by little he would begin to befriend her.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But little by little he would begin to befriend her.
betrayverbUS /bɪˈtreɪ/
reveal unintentionally
From this reading He would do nothing to betray himself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But little by little he would begin to befriend her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But little by little he would begin to befriend her.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
cokenounUS /koʊk/
carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He would do nothing to betray himself.
driveverbUS /draɪv/
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading He would respect the girl, in his dull, sluggish, Northern way.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nina would get to watching for him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Nina would get to watching for him.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading He would respect the girl, in his dull, sluggish, Northern way.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would respect the girl, in his dull, sluggish, Northern way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But little by little he would begin to befriend her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nina would get to watching for him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would do nothing to betray himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would respect the girl, in his dull, sluggish, Northern way.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would respect the girl, in his dull, sluggish, Northern way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
joltedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊltɪd/
bumped or shaken jerkily
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
lavishlyadverbUS /ˈlævɪʃli/
in a wasteful manner
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But little by little he would begin to befriend her.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
NinanounUS /ˈniːnə/
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading Nina would get to watching for him.
NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He would respect the girl, in his dull, sluggish, Northern way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He would do nothing to betray himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
overloadverbUS /ˈoʊvərloʊd/
become overloaded
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading He would respect the girl, in his dull, sluggish, Northern way.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
sluggishadjectiveUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
moving slowly
From this reading He would respect the girl, in his dull, sluggish, Northern way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would respect the girl, in his dull, sluggish, Northern way.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would do nothing to betray himself.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Nina would get to watching for him.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He would respect the girl, in his dull, sluggish, Northern way.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would respect the girl, in his dull, sluggish, Northern way.
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He would carelessly overload his cart before he left the yard, so that the coke would fall from it more lavishly; and not only this, but if he saw a stone or a piece of coal in the street he would drive over it, so that more coke would be jolted from his load.
