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From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Because you would know all about where my weak points lay.
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 Because you would know all about where my weak points lay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because you would know all about where my weak points lay.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading No, Sir, I'm one of these old wary birds!
BlindfoldnounUS /ˈblaɪndfoʊld/
a cloth used to cover the eyes
From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
cardnounUS /kɑːrd/
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
Don't
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From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
exhibitverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
I'm
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From this reading No, Sir, I'm one of these old wary birds!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Because you would know all about where my weak points lay.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Because you would know all about where my weak points lay.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
linesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, Sir, I'm one of these old wary birds!
Novelettenoun
a short novel
From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No, Sir, I'm one of these old wary birds!
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading No, Sir, I'm one of these old wary birds!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No, Sir, I'm one of these old wary birds!
permitnounUS /pərˈmɪt/
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
pointsnounUS /pɔɪnts/
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Because you would know all about where my weak points lay.
postaladjectiveUS /ˈpoʊstəl/
of or relating to the system for delivering mail
From this reading Don't bother to write a letter--3 lines on a postal card is all that I can permit from a busy man.
shan't
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From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading No, Sir, I'm one of these old wary birds!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading No, Sir, I'm one of these old wary birds!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
waryadjectiveUS /ˈweri/
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
From this reading No, Sir, I'm one of these old wary birds!
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Because you would know all about where my weak points lay.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Because you would know all about where my weak points lay.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading You would simply go to work and write a novelette that would make mine sick.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I'll bring my Blindfold Novelette, but shan't exhibit it unless you exhibit yours.
