adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was getting fifty dollars a week, as support for a woman star, and was happy and confident.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She was happy, too, as she walked back into the darkened, orderly house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
BrooklynnounUS /ˈbrʊklən/
a borough of New York City
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading He was getting fifty dollars a week, as support for a woman star, and was happy and confident.
contentnounUS /ˈkɑːntent/
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading She was happy, too, as she walked back into the darkened, orderly house.
dollarsnounUS /ˈdɑːlərz/
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading He was getting fifty dollars a week, as support for a woman star, and was happy and confident.
drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
engagementnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading He was getting fifty dollars a week, as support for a woman star, and was happy and confident.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading He was getting fifty dollars a week, as support for a woman star, and was happy and confident.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He was getting fifty dollars a week, as support for a woman star, and was happy and confident.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She was happy, too, as she walked back into the darkened, orderly house.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
idlingnounUS /ˈaɪdəlɪŋ/
having no employment
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was happy, too, as she walked back into the darkened, orderly house.
JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
Martie's
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From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading She was happy, too, as she walked back into the darkened, orderly house.
performancesnounUS /pərˈfɔːrmənsəz/
plural of “performance” — a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
praisenounUS /preɪz/
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was happy, too, as she walked back into the darkened, orderly house.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
starnounUS /stɑːr/
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading He was getting fifty dollars a week, as support for a woman star, and was happy and confident.
supportnounUS /səˈpɔːrt/
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading He was getting fifty dollars a week, as support for a woman star, and was happy and confident.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She was happy, too, as she walked back into the darkened, orderly house.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
vaudevillenounUS /ˈvɑːdvɪl/
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She was happy, too, as she walked back into the darkened, orderly house.
WallacenounUS /ˈwɔːləs/
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading He was getting fifty dollars a week, as support for a woman star, and was happy and confident.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Wallace was playing a few weeks' engagement in the vaudeville houses of New Jersey and Brooklyn when his second child was born.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been at home for a few hours that morning, coming in for clean linen, a good breakfast, and a talk with his wife.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He was getting fifty dollars a week, as support for a woman star, and was happy and confident.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The hard work--twelve performances a week--left small time for idling or drinking, and Martie's eager praise added the last touch to his content.
