adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “These are nice carryings-on for a young gentleman.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I thought that I might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “So you're come back, Mr. Martin,” he said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought that I might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
carryings-on
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “These are nice carryings-on for a young gentleman.”
churlishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɜːrlɪʃ/
rude and boorish
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “So you're come back, Mr. Martin,” he said.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
Ephraim
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From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading “These are nice carryings-on for a young gentleman.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great merriment
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
hangedverbUS /hæŋd/
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading I thought that I might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So you're come back, Mr. Martin,” he said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading I thought that I might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
MartinnounUS /ˈmɑːrtən/
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “So you're come back, Mr. Martin,” he said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I thought that I might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “So you're come back, Mr. Martin,” he said.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “These are nice carryings-on for a young gentleman.”
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So you're come back, Mr. Martin,” he said.
sheepnounUS /ʃiːp/
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading I thought that I might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.
signalnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəl/
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you're come back, Mr. Martin,” he said.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought that I might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These are nice carryings-on for a young gentleman.”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought that I might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading I must have made some little noise at the door, trying to get in.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
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 I thought that I might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At any rate, Ephraim, who was waiting for such a signal, came forward with a churlish glee to rate me.
you're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you're come back, Mr. Martin,” he said.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “These are nice carryings-on for a young gentleman.”
