20
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
8
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From this reading But that is nothing--she hasn't had anything but lies for 8 months.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
afternoonsnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But that is nothing--she hasn't had anything but lies for 8 months.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
ClamnounUS /klæm/
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
ClemensnounUS /ˈklemənz/
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading A fact would give her a relapse.
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But that is nothing--she hasn't had anything but lies for 8 months.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A fact would give her a relapse.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But that is nothing--she hasn't had anything but lies for 8 months.
hasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that is nothing--she hasn't had anything but lies for 8 months.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that is nothing--she hasn't had anything but lies for 8 months.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
liesnounUS /laɪz/
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading But that is nothing--she hasn't had anything but lies for 8 months.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading But that is nothing--she hasn't had anything but lies for 8 months.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
nerve-specialist
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But that is nothing--she hasn't had anything but lies for 8 months.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
nurseverbUS /nɜːrs/
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
physiciannounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
providedverbUS /prəˈvaɪdɪd/
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
relapseverbUS /riˈlæps/
deteriorate in health
From this reading A fact would give her a relapse.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
seesnounUS /siːz/
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
spellsnounUS /spelz/
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She saw there was something the matter that morning, but she got no facts out of me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A fact would give her a relapse.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading Clam spells the trained nurse afternoons; I am allowed to see Mrs. Clemens 20 minutes twice a day and write her two letters a day provided I put no news in them.
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading No other person ever sees her except the physician and now and then a nerve-specialist from New York.
