15
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From this reading _June_ 15, 19–.
19
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From this reading _June_ 15, 19–.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
albumnounUS /ˈælbəm/
one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading I just couldn’t bear it!”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
BillynounUS /ˈbɪli/
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
couldn't
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From this reading I just couldn’t bear it!”
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
don't
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From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/
being one more than ten
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
enrichedverbUS /enˈrɪtʃt/
past form of “enrich” — make better or improve in quality
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
foreignadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrən/
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
impassionedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæʃənd/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I just couldn’t bear it!”
JunenounUS /dʒuːn/
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading _June_ 15, 19–.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading I just couldn’t bear it!”
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
nestnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
onesnounUS /wʌnz/
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
pausenounUS /pɔːz/
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
postmistressnoun
a woman postmaster
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/
express the need or desire for
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
scrunching
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From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
specimensnounUS /ˈspesəmənz/
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
stampsnounUS /stæmps/
plural of “stamp” — the distinctive form in which a thing is made
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Another foreign mail is in and the village postmistress has sent an impassioned request that I steam off the stamps for her boy’s album, enriched during my residence here by specimens from eleven different countries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
weenyadjectiveUS /ˈwiːni/
(used informally) very small
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
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 “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Well!” said Billy, after a long pause, “I don’t care quite so much about the mother, because sometimes there are five eggs in a weeny, weeny nest that never could hold five little ones without their scrunching each other and being uncomfortable.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if God should come in and say: ‘Did you take my egg, that was going to be a bird?’
