adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
cocoa-nut
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
endsnounUS /endz/
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
examineverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
fish-pond
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
fuelverbUS /ˈfjuːəl/
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
jobnounUS /dʒɑːb/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
JunonounUS /ˈdʒuːnoʊ/
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
permitnounUS /pərˈmɪt/
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
ReadyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
salt-pan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
Seagrave
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
stacknounUS /stæk/
an orderly pile
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
to-night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
Tommy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
venturenounUS /ˈventʃər/
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading After that, as the weather will not permit us to leave the house for any time, we will cut our salt-pan and make our fish-pond; they will take a week at least, and then we shall have little more to do near home.
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, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Well, Ready," said Mr. Seagrave, after breakfast, "which is to be our next job?"
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, sir, I think we had better all set to, to collect the branches and ends of the cocoa-nut trees cut down, and stack them for fuel.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Tommy and Juno have already made a good large pile, and I think, by to-night, we shall have made the stack, and so arranged it that the rain will not get into it much.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading I think the strength of the rains is over already, and perhaps in a fortnight we may venture to walk through the wood, and examine what we have saved from the wreck."
