aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
aimverbUS /eɪm/
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “What makes you aim at any mark in particular, Rebecca?” he asked, looking at Miss Maxwell and laughing.
AladdinnounUS /æˈlædɪn/
in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am too busy doing, nowadays, to give very much thought to being.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “What makes you aim at any mark in particular, Rebecca?” he asked, looking at Miss Maxwell and laughing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What makes you aim at any mark in particular, Rebecca?” he asked, looking at Miss Maxwell and laughing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What makes you aim at any mark in particular, Rebecca?” he asked, looking at Miss Maxwell and laughing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I am too busy doing, nowadays, to give very much thought to being.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading I am too busy doing, nowadays, to give very much thought to being.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
callsnounUS /kɔːlz/
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
careersnounUS /kərˈɪrz/
plural of “career” — the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
cast-offadjective
thrown away
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
cleverest
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From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I am too busy doing, nowadays, to give very much thought to being.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
ev'n
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
exceededverbUS /ɪkˈsiːdəd/
past form of “exceed” — be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
FindingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I am too busy doing, nowadays, to give very much thought to being.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
groannounUS /ɡroʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
inwardadjectiveUS /ˈɪnwərd/
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “What makes you aim at any mark in particular, Rebecca?” he asked, looking at Miss Maxwell and laughing.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “What makes you aim at any mark in particular, Rebecca?” he asked, looking at Miss Maxwell and laughing.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “What makes you aim at any mark in particular, Rebecca?” he asked, looking at Miss Maxwell and laughing.
markverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “What makes you aim at any mark in particular, Rebecca?” he asked, looking at Miss Maxwell and laughing.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading I am too busy doing, nowadays, to give very much thought to being.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “What makes you aim at any mark in particular, Rebecca?” he asked, looking at Miss Maxwell and laughing.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
RebeccanounUS /rəˈbekə/
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “What makes you aim at any mark in particular, Rebecca?” he asked, looking at Miss Maxwell and laughing.
rhymenounUS /raɪm/
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
rhymesnounUS /raɪmz/
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
teasingnounUS /ˈtiːzɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am too busy doing, nowadays, to give very much thought to being.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I am too busy doing, nowadays, to give very much thought to being.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Aladdin was teasing me one day about what he calls my “cast-off careers.”
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Miss Maxwell says it is Byron, and I wish I had thought of the last rhyme before Byron did; my rhymes are always so common.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She made the cleverest people quite ashamed; And ev'n the good with inward envy groan, Finding themselves so very much exceeded, In their own way by all the things that she did.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What makes you aim at any mark in particular, Rebecca?” he asked, looking at Miss Maxwell and laughing.
