abruptadjectiveUS /əˈbrʌpt/
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Is Aunt Maggie goin’ ter be put in your book, Mr. Smith?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Is Aunt Maggie goin’ ter be put in your book, Mr. Smith?”
BennynounUS /ˈbeni/
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
Blaisdell
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From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Is Aunt Maggie goin’ ter be put in your book, Mr. Smith?”
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
goin
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From this reading “Is Aunt Maggie goin’ ter be put in your book, Mr. Smith?”
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Is Aunt Maggie goin’ ter be put in your book, Mr. Smith?”
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Aunt Maggie goin’ ter be put in your book, Mr. Smith?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
MAGGIE
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From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
Nothin
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From this reading “Nothin’.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
OTHERS
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From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
POORadjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Is Aunt Maggie goin’ ter be put in your book, Mr. Smith?”
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
SOMEadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
ter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is Aunt Maggie goin’ ter be put in your book, Mr. Smith?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading POOR MAGGIE AND SOME OTHERS It was half an hour later, when Mr. Smith and Benny were walking across the common together, that Benny asked an abrupt question.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
WidownounUS /ˈwɪdoʊ/
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Why—er—yes; her name will be entered as the daughter of the man who married the Widow Blaisdell, probably.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is Aunt Maggie goin’ ter be put in your book, Mr. Smith?”
