adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
burdennounUS /ˈbɜːrdən/
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
cheerfuladjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪrfəl/
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
intentionally conceived
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
deucenounUS /duːs/
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
exceptingverbUS /ˌekˈseptɪŋ/
-ing form of “except” — take exception to
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
furnishingnounUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪŋ/
(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
JeannounUS /dʒiːn/
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
meal-times
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From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
settlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
