adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading I hope I appreciate the value of children.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Without them the common school would languish.
currantnoun
any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
gardensnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənz/
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope I appreciate the value of children.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope I appreciate the value of children.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.
languishverbUS /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
From this reading Without them the common school would languish.
neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading Without them the common school would languish.
ShakersnounUS /ˈʃeɪkərz/
a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
strawberrynounUS /ˈstrɔːberi/
sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
valuenounUS /ˈvæljuː/
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading I hope I appreciate the value of children.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Without them the common school would languish.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.