adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
BurroughsnounUS /ˈbʌroʊz/
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I never wished to come unless you called me first,” he said frankly.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I never wished to come unless you called me first,” he said frankly.
conclusionnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I never wished to come unless you called me first,” he said frankly.
fondlyadverbUS /ˈfɑːndli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “I never wished to come unless you called me first,” he said frankly.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
houndnounUS /haʊnd/
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
how
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From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
kinshipnounUS /ˈkɪnʃɪp/
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
kittennounUS /ˈkɪtən/
young domestic cat
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
Leonidas's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I never wished to come unless you called me first,” he said frankly.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never wished to come unless you called me first,” he said frankly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
postmaster's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
purringverbUS /ˈpɜːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “purr” — make a soft swishing sound
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
relationsnounUS /riˈleɪʃənz/
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
sacrednessnounUS /ˈseɪkrɪdnɪs/
the quality of being sacred
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I never wished to come unless you called me first,” he said frankly.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
spitverbUS /spɪt/
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “I never wished to come unless you called me first,” he said frankly.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that she was speaking of her husband did not shock the boy's moral sense in the least.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I never wished to come unless you called me first,” he said frankly.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading That Mr. Burroughs was a bad man to have excited this change in this lovely woman was Leonidas's only conclusion.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading He remembered how his sister's soft, pretty little kitten, purring on her lap, used to get its back up and spit at the postmaster's yellow hound.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I never wished to come unless you called me first,” he said frankly.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading The sacredness of those relations, and even of blood kinship, is, I fear, not always so clear to the youthful mind as we fondly imagine.
