adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
acceptverbUS /ækˈsept/
consider or hold as true
From this reading “I accept your offer with pleasure,” said I.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
branchnounUS /bræntʃ/
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
breadnounUS /bred/
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
coincidencenounUS /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
coloringnounUS /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
deeplyadverbUS /ˈdiːpli/
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
earnestnessnounUS /ˈɜːrnəstnəs/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
loafnounUS /loʊf/
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
mealnounUS /miːl/
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “I accept your offer with pleasure,” said I.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
pilgrimnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəm/
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “I accept your offer with pleasure,” said I.
providentialadjectiveUS /ˌprɑːvəˈdenʃəl/
peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
refuseverbUS /rəˈfjuːz/
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
regardedverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪd/
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I accept your offer with pleasure,” said I.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/
accept gladly
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I accept your offer with pleasure,” said I.
