adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
addressverbUS /ˈædres/
speak to
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
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 You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
appendedverbUS /əˈpendɪd/
past form of “append” — add to the very end
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Don't you try to get away--it won't work.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
BlessverbUS /bles/
give a benediction to
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
ChristendomnounUS /ˈkrɪsəndəm/
the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
commercialadjectiveUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəl/
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
courtlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrtli/
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
deceiveverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
descriptionnounUS /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
Don't
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From this reading Don't you try to get away--it won't work.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the note-book: Midnight.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Don't you try to get away--it won't work.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Oh, look here!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
I'm
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From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
I've
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From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't you try to get away--it won't work.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
literaryadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəreri/
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Oh, look here!
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
mannersnounUS /ˈmænərz/
social deportment
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
MidnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading From the note-book: Midnight.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
note-book
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From this reading From the note-book: Midnight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, look here!
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
police-office
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From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
slenderadjectiveUS /ˈslendər/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
somnambulistnoun
someone who walks about in their sleep
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Don't you try to get away--it won't work.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
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 Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
won't
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From this reading Don't you try to get away--it won't work.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Don't you try to get away--it won't work.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Bless you, I've got a description of you and a photograph in every police-office in Christendom, with the remark appended: "Look out for a handsome, tall, slender young man with a gray mustache and courtly manners and an address well calculated to deceive, calling himself by the name of Smith."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are just like everybody; merely because I am literary you think I'm a commercial somnambulist, and am not watching you with all that money in your hands.