adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
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 Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
backedadjectiveUS /bækt/
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
boardnounUS /bɔːrd/
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
cardnounUS /kɑːrd/
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
cellsnounUS /selz/
plural of “cell” — any small compartment
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
doughnutnounUS /ˈdoʊnʌt/
a toroidal shape
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
dropverbUS /drɑːp/
let fall to the ground
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
ferry-boat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
Hetty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
holenounUS /hoʊl/
an opening into or through something
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
killverbUS /kɪl/
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
leaningadjectiveUS /ˈliːnɪŋ/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
lockedverbUS /lɑːkt/
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
pursenounUS /pɜːrs/
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
soppingadverbUS /ˈsɑːpɪŋ/
extremely wet
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
