amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
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 "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
Clara
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From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
intentionally conceived
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
Hammond
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From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," said I.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
listenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/
hear with intention
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
neighbournounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
proximitynounUS /prɑːkˈsɪməti/
the property of being close together
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said I.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
TryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Try it, dear neighbour--try it," said old Hammond.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was expecting Dick and Clara to make their appearance any moment: but is there time to ask just one or two questions before they come?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
won't
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From this reading It won't hurt them; they will find it quite amusing enough to sit side by side, conscious of their proximity to each other."
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said I.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For the more you ask me the better I am pleased; and at any rate if they do come and find me in the middle of an answer, they must sit quiet and pretend to listen till I come to an end.
