adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
adriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
bagnounUS /bæɡ/
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
biled
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
bow-end
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
bowspritnoun
a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
chammed
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
chawed
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
cookverbUS /kʊk/
prepare a hot meal
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
favoured
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
fetchedverbUS /fetʃt/
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
Frankie
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
gub
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
his'n
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
hoveverbUS /hoʊv/
inflected form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
hurted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
MoonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
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 done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
pudden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
Una
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From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
uttermostadjective
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
wickedlyadverbUS /ˈwɪkɪdli/
in a wicked evil manner
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
