adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
armholes
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From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
blessverbUS /bles/
give a benediction to
From this reading “Laws bless you, sah, I knowed you in a minute.
companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
didn't
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From this reading My companion was not in the humor to respond, and didn't.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, what do you say now?”
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
hookedadjectiveUS /hʊkt/
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading My companion was not in the humor to respond, and didn't.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
knowedverbUS /noʊd/
past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Laws bless you, sah, I knowed you in a minute.
LawsnounUS /lɔːz/
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading “Laws bless you, sah, I knowed you in a minute.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Laws bless you, sah, I knowed you in a minute.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My companion was not in the humor to respond, and didn't.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Well, what do you say now?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
respondverbUS /rɪˈspɑːnd/
show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading My companion was not in the humor to respond, and didn't.
sah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Laws bless you, sah, I knowed you in a minute.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Well, what do you say now?”
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My companion was not in the humor to respond, and didn't.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
thrustverbUS /θrʌst/
push forcefully
From this reading The next moment that smiling black face was thrust in at the crack of the door, and this speech followed:
thumbsnounUS /θʌmz/
plural of “thumb” — the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My companion was not in the humor to respond, and didn't.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My companion was not in the humor to respond, and didn't.
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 Well, I tilted my head back, hooked my thumbs in my armholes, smiled a smile on my companion, and said, gently:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, what do you say now?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, what do you say now?”
