AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DISH OF CLAMS.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
animalsnounUS /ˈænəməlz/
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading There are few animals, as there are few men, that we can’t learn something from.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are few animals, as there are few men, that we can’t learn something from.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eating is the chief occupation at sea.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
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From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading Eating is the chief occupation at sea.
chooseverbUS /tʃuːz/
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
CLAMSnounUS /klæmz/
informal terms for money
From this reading A DISH OF CLAMS.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
DISHnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading A DISH OF CLAMS.
EatingnounUS /ˈiːtɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading Eating is the chief occupation at sea.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There are few animals, as there are few men, that we can’t learn something from.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are few animals, as there are few men, that we can’t learn something from.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
HawknounUS /hɔːk/
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eating is the chief occupation at sea.
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From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading There are few animals, as there are few men, that we can’t learn something from.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading There are few animals, as there are few men, that we can’t learn something from.
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From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Eating is the chief occupation at sea.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DISH OF CLAMS.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
ratnounUS /ræt/
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Eating is the chief occupation at sea.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are few animals, as there are few men, that we can’t learn something from.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eating is the chief occupation at sea.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there is a good dish and a bad one set before me, I am something of a rat, I always choose the best.
topicnounUS /ˈtɑːpɪk/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There are few animals, as there are few men, that we can’t learn something from.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It’s the great topic as well as the great business of the day, especially in small sailing vessels like the “Black Hawk;” although anything is good enough for me when I can’t get nothin’ better, which is the true philosophy of life.
