adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
drawverbUS /drɔː/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading It's about one of the times I went fishing.
frequentlyadverbUS /ˈfriːkwəntli/
many times at short intervals
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
hadn't
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From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
I'm
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From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
incidentnounUS /ˈɪnsədənt/
a single distinct event
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
It's
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From this reading It's about one of the times I went fishing.
judgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's about one of the times I went fishing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
permissionnounUS /pərˈmɪʃən/
approval to do something
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
prejudicenounUS /ˈpredʒədɪs/
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
there's
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From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It's about one of the times I went fishing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It's about one of the times I went fishing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
