adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
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 I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought she'd be off that day, so I said I'd go for a fish after I'd knocked off.
bear-up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading I thought I might get a bite.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She mentioned one day, yarning, that she liked a stroll by the creek sometimes in the cool of the evening.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading She mentioned one day, yarning, that she liked a stroll by the creek sometimes in the cool of the evening.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She mentioned one day, yarning, that she liked a stroll by the creek sometimes in the cool of the evening.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She mentioned one day, yarning, that she liked a stroll by the creek sometimes in the cool of the evening.
fishnounUS /fɪʃ/
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading I thought she'd be off that day, so I said I'd go for a fish after I'd knocked off.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I thought I might get a bite.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I thought she'd be off that day, so I said I'd go for a fish after I'd knocked off.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
gridironnounUS /ˈɡrɪdaɪərn/
a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
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 I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
housemaidnoun
a female domestic
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
I'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
knockedverbUS /nɑːkt/
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading I thought she'd be off that day, so I said I'd go for a fish after I'd knocked off.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She mentioned one day, yarning, that she liked a stroll by the creek sometimes in the cool of the evening.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading She mentioned one day, yarning, that she liked a stroll by the creek sometimes in the cool of the evening.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I thought I might get a bite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I thought she'd be off that day, so I said I'd go for a fish after I'd knocked off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She mentioned one day, yarning, that she liked a stroll by the creek sometimes in the cool of the evening.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
pienounUS /paɪ/
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
platesnounUS /pleɪts/
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
puddingnounUS /ˈpʊdɪŋ/
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
rangenounUS /reɪndʒ/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
Redclay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I thought she'd be off that day, so I said I'd go for a fish after I'd knocked off.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
she'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought she'd be off that day, so I said I'd go for a fish after I'd knocked off.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I thought she'd be off that day, so I said I'd go for a fish after I'd knocked off.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading She mentioned one day, yarning, that she liked a stroll by the creek sometimes in the cool of the evening.
strollnounUS /stroʊl/
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading She mentioned one day, yarning, that she liked a stroll by the creek sometimes in the cool of the evening.
tailers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
tuck-out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “About a week before that I was down in the bed of the Redclay Creek fishing for 'tailers'.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'd been getting on all right with the housemaid at the 'Royal'--she used to have plates of pudding and hot pie for me on the big gridiron arrangement over the kitchen range; and after the third tuck-out I thought it was good enough to do a bit of a bear-up in that direction.
yarning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She mentioned one day, yarning, that she liked a stroll by the creek sometimes in the cool of the evening.
