adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “Who knows but I may have to come back to it again?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Who knows but I may have to come back to it again?”
blacking-box
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From this reading He left his little blacking-box in the room.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “It’ll do to brush my own shoes,” he said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Who knows but I may have to come back to it again?”
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Who knows but I may have to come back to it again?”
dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It’ll do to brush my own shoes,” he said.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
Fosdick
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From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
hat-store
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From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who knows but I may have to come back to it again?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Who knows but I may have to come back to it again?”
I'll
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From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Who knows but I may have to come back to it again?”
It'll
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From this reading “It’ll do to brush my own shoes,” he said.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Who knows but I may have to come back to it again?”
LATERadverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
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 He left his little blacking-box in the room.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He left his little blacking-box in the room.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Who knows but I may have to come back to it again?”
MONTHSnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It’ll do to brush my own shoes,” he said.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
NINEnounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
obtainedverbUS /əbˈteɪnd/
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “It’ll do to brush my own shoes,” he said.
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He left his little blacking-box in the room.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’ll do to brush my own shoes,” he said.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
shoesnounUS /ʃuːz/
a particular situation
From this reading “It’ll do to brush my own shoes,” he said.
storenounUS /stɔːr/
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
suitverbUS /suːt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’ll do to brush my own shoes,” he said.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NINE MONTHS LATER The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who knows but I may have to come back to it again?”
you'll
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From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
you're
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From this reading “No danger,” said Dick; “I’ll take care of the feet, and you’ll have to look after the heads, now you’re in a hat-store.”
