adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
agin
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From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
Alfonse
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From this reading Eh, Alfonse, bring me a patty de foy grass and an omelette, demme!”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Eh, Alfonse, bring me a patty de foy grass and an omelette, demme!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
arm'snounUS /ɑːrmz/
possessive form of “arm” — 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 said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
beardedadjectiveUS /ˈbɪrdəd/
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
BillnounUS /bɪl/
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
Bill'snounUS /bɪlz/
possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Eh, Alfonse, bring me a patty de foy grass and an omelette, demme!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
chapnounUS /tʃæp/
a boy or man
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Turned,” continued Yuba Bill, severely,--“turned into a restyourant waiter,--a garsong!
criticallyadverbUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəli/
in a critical manner
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
cussnounUS /kʌs/
a persistently annoying person
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Eh, Alfonse, bring me a patty de foy grass and an omelette, demme!”
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
demme
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From this reading Eh, Alfonse, bring me a patty de foy grass and an omelette, demme!”
don't
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From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
Eh
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From this reading Eh, Alfonse, bring me a patty de foy grass and an omelette, demme!”
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
ez
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From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
flicked
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From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
foy
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From this reading Eh, Alfonse, bring me a patty de foy grass and an omelette, demme!”
garsong
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From this reading “Turned,” continued Yuba Bill, severely,--“turned into a restyourant waiter,--a garsong!
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Eh, Alfonse, bring me a patty de foy grass and an omelette, demme!”
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
hed
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From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
higheradjectiveUS /ˈhaɪər/
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
I've
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From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
Islington
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From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
ludicrousadjectiveUS /ˈluːdəkrəs/
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Eh, Alfonse, bring me a patty de foy grass and an omelette, demme!”
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
omelettenoun
beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
From this reading Eh, Alfonse, bring me a patty de foy grass and an omelette, demme!”
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
pattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Eh, Alfonse, bring me a patty de foy grass and an omelette, demme!”
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
restyourant
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From this reading “Turned,” continued Yuba Bill, severely,--“turned into a restyourant waiter,--a garsong!
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “Turned,” continued Yuba Bill, severely,--“turned into a restyourant waiter,--a garsong!
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
surveyingnounUS /sərˈveɪɪŋ/
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
terrornounUS /ˈterər/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
toenounUS /toʊ/
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
tracenounUS /treɪs/
a just detectable amount
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
waiternounUS /ˈweɪtər/
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading “Turned,” continued Yuba Bill, severely,--“turned into a restyourant waiter,--a garsong!
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Islington remembered, with a thrill of ludicrous terror, that he still wore his evening dress.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading said Bill, holding him at arm's length, and surveying him critically,--“you!--toe think--toe think--a little cuss no higher nor a trace, a boy as I've flicked outer the road with a whip time in agin, a boy ez never hed much clothes to speak of, turned into a sport!”
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Dear old chap!” said Islington, laughing, and trying to put his hand over Bill's bearded mouth, “but you--YOU don't look exactly like yourself!
Yuba
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From this reading “Turned,” continued Yuba Bill, severely,--“turned into a restyourant waiter,--a garsong!
