adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
airsnounUS /erz/
affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading Besides the six mournful concertina airs, the dentist knew one song.
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 Just now he woke up all the lodgers in his hall with it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wednesday morning, Washington's Birthday, McTeague rose very early and shaved himself.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Whenever he shaved, he sung this song; never at any other time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whenever he shaved, he sung this song; never at any other time.
bellowingnounUS /ˈbeloʊɪŋ/
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides the six mournful concertina airs, the dentist knew one song.
BirthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Wednesday morning, Washington's Birthday, McTeague rose very early and shaved himself.
concertinanounUS /kɑːnsərˈtiːnə/
coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
From this reading Besides the six mournful concertina airs, the dentist knew one song.
dentistnounUS /ˈdentəst/
a person qualified to practice dentistry
From this reading Besides the six mournful concertina airs, the dentist knew one song.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Wednesday morning, Washington's Birthday, McTeague rose very early and shaved himself.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Just now he woke up all the lodgers in his hall with it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whenever he shaved, he sung this song; never at any other time.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wednesday morning, Washington's Birthday, McTeague rose very early and shaved himself.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just now he woke up all the lodgers in his hall with it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just now he woke up all the lodgers in his hall with it.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Just now he woke up all the lodgers in his hall with it.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Besides the six mournful concertina airs, the dentist knew one song.
lodgers
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From this reading Just now he woke up all the lodgers in his hall with it.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
McTeague
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From this reading Wednesday morning, Washington's Birthday, McTeague rose very early and shaved himself.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Wednesday morning, Washington's Birthday, McTeague rose very early and shaved himself.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading Besides the six mournful concertina airs, the dentist knew one song.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Whenever he shaved, he sung this song; never at any other time.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Just now he woke up all the lodgers in his hall with it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Besides the six mournful concertina airs, the dentist knew one song.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Whenever he shaved, he sung this song; never at any other time.
rattleverbUS /ˈrætəl/
make short successive sounds
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
roarverbUS /rɔːr/
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Wednesday morning, Washington's Birthday, McTeague rose very early and shaved himself.
sashesnounUS /ˈsæʃɪz/
plural of “sash” — a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
shavedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪvd/
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading Wednesday morning, Washington's Birthday, McTeague rose very early and shaved himself.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Besides the six mournful concertina airs, the dentist knew one song.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Besides the six mournful concertina airs, the dentist knew one song.
sungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading Whenever he shaved, he sung this song; never at any other time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Besides the six mournful concertina airs, the dentist knew one song.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whenever he shaved, he sung this song; never at any other time.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Whenever he shaved, he sung this song; never at any other time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Just now he woke up all the lodgers in his hall with it.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Wednesday morning, Washington's Birthday, McTeague rose very early and shaved himself.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
Washington'snounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtənz/
possessive form of “washington” — the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Wednesday morning, Washington's Birthday, McTeague rose very early and shaved himself.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Wednesday morning, Washington's Birthday, McTeague rose very early and shaved himself.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever he shaved, he sung this song; never at any other time.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading His voice was a bellowing roar, enough to make the window sashes rattle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just now he woke up all the lodgers in his hall with it.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Just now he woke up all the lodgers in his hall with it.
