adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I replenish my stock whenever I go through a big town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
affordverbUS /əˈfɔːrd/
be able to spare or give up
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I replenish my stock whenever I go through a big town.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
bookstorenounUS /ˈbʊkstɔːr/
a shop where books are sold
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
buyverbUS /baɪ/
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
endsnounUS /endz/
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I replenish my stock whenever I go through a big town.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's very simple," he said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I replenish my stock whenever I go through a big town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
It's
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From this reading "It's very simple," he said.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
markverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I replenish my stock whenever I go through a big town.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
pickverbUS /pɪk/
select carefully from a group
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
replenishverbUS /riˈplenɪʃ/
fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading "I replenish my stock whenever I go through a big town.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's very simple," he said.
second-hand
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From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
sellverbUS /sel/
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading "It's very simple," he said.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
stocknounUS /stɑːk/
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading "I replenish my stock whenever I go through a big town.
stuffnounUS /stʌf/
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
There's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I replenish my stock whenever I go through a big town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "I replenish my stock whenever I go through a big town.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "It's very simple," he said.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I buy a book I mark in the back just what I paid for it, then I know what I can afford to sell it for.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading "I replenish my stock whenever I go through a big town.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
wholesalernounUS /ˈhoʊlseɪlər/
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading And every now and then I write to a wholesaler in New York for some stuff.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's always a second-hand bookstore somewhere about, where you can pick up odds and ends.
