adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
accidentnounUS /ˈæksədənt/
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
ArknounUS /ɑːrk/
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
arsonnounUS /ˈɑːrsən/
malicious burning to destroy property
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
automobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
BadadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
banananounUS /bəˈnænə/
any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
BoynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
ChumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
DadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
Dad'snounUS /dædz/
possessive form of “dad” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
deputynounUS /ˈdepjəti/
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
destroyingverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
didn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
doorstepnounUS /ˈdɔːrstep/
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
enjoyverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
ExperienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
farmer'snounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
GayadjectiveUS /ɡeɪ/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
GetverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
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 “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
ManounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
notifyverbUS /ˈnoʊtəfaɪ/
inform (somebody) of something
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
officersnounUS /ˈɔːfəsərz/
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
pantsnounUS /pænts/
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
Pecarries
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
peddlernounUS /ˈpedlər/
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
plumadverbUS /plʌm/
exactly
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
policemannounUS /pəˈliːsmən/
a member of a police force
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
settingnounUS /ˈsetɪŋ/
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
sheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
SpringsnounUS /sprɪŋz/
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Hot Springs, Ark.--My dear old chum: Dad and I got here three days ago, and have begun to enjoy life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Ma writes that a policeman and a deputy sheriff have camped on our front doorstep ever since we left, waiting for dad and I to show up.
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We didn't leave home a minute too soon, as we would have been arrested for running over that banana peddler, and for arson in setting a load of hay on fire and destroying the farmer's pants in our automobile accident.
WritesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes His Chum Not to Get So Gay--Dad's Experience with the Pecarries.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dad wants me to tell you to notify the officers that they can go plum, as we shall never come back.
