againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
cheeksnounUS /tʃiːks/
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come!
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
didn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
dimplesnounUS /ˈdɪmpəlz/
plural of “dimple” — a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
EastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
getsnounUS /ɡets/
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
I've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
maybeadverbUS /ˈmeɪbi/
by chance
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
reassuredadjectiveUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
riseverbUS /raɪz/
move upward
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
spendverbUS /spend/
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
strongeradjectiveUS /ˈstrɔːŋər/
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
violentadjectiveUS /ˈvaɪələnt/
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
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 "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She didn't speak, but her sobs were less violent; his voice growing stronger reassured her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading My wife will sit with me on the deck of the steamer and see the moon rise, and walk with me by the sea, till she gets strong and happy again--till the dimples get back into her cheeks.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I'm going East, maybe to Europe; and the woman who goes with me will have nothing to do but get strong and well again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've made you suffer so, I ought to spend the rest of my life making you happy.
