adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
ArabnounUS /ˈærəb/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
attemptedadjectiveUS /əˈtemptɪd/
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
CLUBnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
couldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Oh, if I had gone, Polly, I should have taken this club with me, of course.
criminalsnounUS /ˈkrɪmənəlz/
plural of “criminal” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
Fairfield
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From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
funnounUS /fʌn/
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Oh, if I had gone, Polly, I should have taken this club with me, of course.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
I'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, if I had gone, Polly, I should have taken this club with me, of course.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
mobbedverbUS /mɑːbd/
inflected form of “mob” — press tightly together or cram
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, if I had gone, Polly, I should have taken this club with me, of course.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, if I had gone, Polly, I should have taken this club with me, of course.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
Polly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, if I had gone, Polly, I should have taken this club with me, of course.
Preston
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Oh, if I had gone, Polly, I should have taken this club with me, of course.
tarnounUS /tɑːr/
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
TEAnounUS /tiː/
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
transportedverbUS /trænˈspɔːrtɪd/
past form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I'm so used to it now, I'm sure I couldn't live a day, and know that we should meet no more, as the Arab remarked to his beautiful horse."
Vernondale
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
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 THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
what's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why, if you had attempted to leave this town, we would have mobbed you with tar and feathers, or whatever those dreadful things are that they do to the most awful criminals."
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 "It would be rather fun to be transported bodily to New York as a club, but I'd want to be transported home again after the meeting," said Helen Preston.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
you'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading THE TEA CLUB "Well I should think you'd better stay in Vernondale, Patty Fairfield, if you know what's good for yourself!
