adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
Adirondacks
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From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Of course,” retorted Bertram, trying in vain to give an air of jauntiness to his reply.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He came back with an angry, lugubrious face--and a broken arm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading He came back with an angry, lugubrious face--and a broken arm.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He came back with an angry, lugubrious face--and a broken arm.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He came back with an angry, lugubrious face--and a broken arm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And your right one, too--the same one you broke before!” mourned Billy, tearfully.
Bertram
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From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
BillynounUS /ˈbɪli/
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading And your right one, too--the same one you broke before!” mourned Billy, tearfully.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He came back with an angry, lugubrious face--and a broken arm.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came back with an angry, lugubrious face--and a broken arm.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course,” retorted Bertram, trying in vain to give an air of jauntiness to his reply.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He came back with an angry, lugubrious face--and a broken arm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Of course,” retorted Bertram, trying in vain to give an air of jauntiness to his reply.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came back with an angry, lugubrious face--and a broken arm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Of course,” retorted Bertram, trying in vain to give an air of jauntiness to his reply.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
jauntiness
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From this reading “Of course,” retorted Bertram, trying in vain to give an air of jauntiness to his reply.
lugubriousadjectiveUS /luːˈɡjuːbriəs/
excessively mournful
From this reading He came back with an angry, lugubrious face--and a broken arm.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
mournedverbUS /mɔːrnd/
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading And your right one, too--the same one you broke before!” mourned Billy, tearfully.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Bertram!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And your right one, too--the same one you broke before!” mourned Billy, tearfully.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Of course,” retorted Bertram, trying in vain to give an air of jauntiness to his reply.
retortedverbUS /riˈtɔːrtɪd/
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “Of course,” retorted Bertram, trying in vain to give an air of jauntiness to his reply.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading And your right one, too--the same one you broke before!” mourned Billy, tearfully.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading And your right one, too--the same one you broke before!” mourned Billy, tearfully.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
tearfullyadverbUS /ˈtɪrfəli/
with tears; in a tearful manner
From this reading And your right one, too--the same one you broke before!” mourned Billy, tearfully.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And your right one, too--the same one you broke before!” mourned Billy, tearfully.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading “Of course,” retorted Bertram, trying in vain to give an air of jauntiness to his reply.
unselfish
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From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
urgingnounUS /ˈɜːrdʒɪŋ/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “Of course,” retorted Bertram, trying in vain to give an air of jauntiness to his reply.
week'snounUS /wiːks/
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading October proved to be unusually mild, and about the middle of the month, Bertram, after much unselfish urging on the part of Billy, went to a friend's camp in the Adirondacks for a week's stay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came back with an angry, lugubrious face--and a broken arm.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And your right one, too--the same one you broke before!” mourned Billy, tearfully.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And your right one, too--the same one you broke before!” mourned Billy, tearfully.
