adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
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 Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am very sorry to learn that Henry has been sick.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading If he had my walking to do, he would be another boy entirely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he had my walking to do, he would be another boy entirely.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am very sorry to learn that Henry has been sick.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading If he had my walking to do, he would be another boy entirely.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If he had my walking to do, he would be another boy entirely.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading If he had my walking to do, he would be another boy entirely.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
exercisenounUS /ˈeksərsaɪz/
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
FournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Where is it Orion's going to?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had my walking to do, he would be another boy entirely.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am very sorry to learn that Henry has been sick.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading I am very sorry to learn that Henry has been sick.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am very sorry to learn that Henry has been sick.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had my walking to do, he would be another boy entirely.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I am very sorry to learn that Henry has been sick.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
ManounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If he had my walking to do, he would be another boy entirely.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
Orion'snounUS /oʊˈraɪənz/
possessive form of “orion” — (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading Where is it Orion's going to?
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I am very sorry to learn that Henry has been sick.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am very sorry to learn that Henry has been sick.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am very sorry to learn that Henry has been sick.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
thinksnounUS /θɪŋks/
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading He ought to go to the country and take exercise; for he is not half so healthy as Ma thinks he is.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am very sorry to learn that Henry has been sick.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading I am very sorry to learn that Henry has been sick.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading If he had my walking to do, he would be another boy entirely.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is it Orion's going to?
workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Four times every day I walk a little over one mile; and working hard all day, and walking four miles, is exercise--I am used to it, now, though, and it is no trouble.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had my walking to do, he would be another boy entirely.
