adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading These prisoners are strong men, prominent men, & I believe they are all educated men.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am told they have times of deadly brooding and depression.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am told they have times of deadly brooding and depression.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These prisoners are strong men, prominent men, & I believe they are all educated men.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading These prisoners are strong men, prominent men, & I believe they are all educated men.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading I am told they have times of deadly brooding and depression.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
captivitynounUS /kæpˈtɪvəti/
the state of being imprisoned
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
deadlyadjectiveUS /ˈdedli/
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading I am told they have times of deadly brooding and depression.
depressionnounUS /dɪˈpreʃən/
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading I am told they have times of deadly brooding and depression.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I made them a speech--sitting down.
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading These prisoners are strong men, prominent men, & I believe they are all educated men.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading These prisoners are strong men, prominent men, & I believe they are all educated men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
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 They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
lotnounUS /lɑːt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made them a speech--sitting down.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading These prisoners are strong men, prominent men, & I believe they are all educated men.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are well off; some of them are wealthy.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They are well off; some of them are wealthy.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
prisonersnounUS /ˈprɪzənərz/
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading These prisoners are strong men, prominent men, & I believe they are all educated men.
prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading These prisoners are strong men, prominent men, & I believe they are all educated men.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I made them a speech--sitting down.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They are well off; some of them are wealthy.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading I made them a speech--sitting down.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading These prisoners are strong men, prominent men, & I believe they are all educated men.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are well off; some of them are wealthy.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These prisoners are strong men, prominent men, & I believe they are all educated men.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These prisoners are strong men, prominent men, & I believe they are all educated men.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I am told they have times of deadly brooding and depression.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I am told they have times of deadly brooding and depression.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading They are well off; some of them are wealthy.
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 They are well off; some of them are wealthy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They have a lot of books to read, they play games & smoke, & for a while they will be able to bear up in their captivity; but not for long, not for very long, I take it.
