adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We'd been talking of getting a few swarms for a long time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
AustraliannounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljən/
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
axenounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We'd been talking of getting a few swarms for a long time.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
easy-going
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From this reading And we even talked in a lazy, easy-going sort of way.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
English-Irish
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From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading And we even talked in a lazy, easy-going sort of way.
farmersnounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
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 We'd been talking of getting a few swarms for a long time.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I remember the first swarm we got.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We'd been talking of getting a few swarms for a long time.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading We'd been talking of getting a few swarms for a long time.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I remember the first swarm we got.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I remember the first swarm we got.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And we even talked in a lazy, easy-going sort of way.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading And we even talked in a lazy, easy-going sort of way.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We'd been talking of getting a few swarms for a long time.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We'd been talking of getting a few swarms for a long time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember the first swarm we got.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading And we even talked in a lazy, easy-going sort of way.
swarmnounUS /swɔːrm/
a moving crowd
From this reading “I remember the first swarm we got.
swarmsnounUS /swɔːrmz/
plural of “swarm” — a moving crowd
From this reading We'd been talking of getting a few swarms for a long time.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading And we even talked in a lazy, easy-going sort of way.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading We'd been talking of getting a few swarms for a long time.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I remember the first swarm we got.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We'd been talking of getting a few swarms for a long time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And we even talked in a lazy, easy-going sort of way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I remember the first swarm we got.
We'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'd been talking of getting a few swarms for a long time.
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 “Well, one blazing hot day I saw father coming along the road, home to dinner (we had it in the middle of the day), with his axe over his shoulder.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That was what was the matter with us English and Irish and English-Irish Australian farmers: we used to talk so much about doing things while the Germans and Scotch did them.
