adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She came up to Sydney, first by sea and after that to the diggings by the coach.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
coachverbUS /koʊtʃ/
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading She came up to Sydney, first by sea and after that to the diggings by the coach.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
diggingsnoun
an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
From this reading She came up to Sydney, first by sea and after that to the diggings by the coach.
emnounUS /em/
a quad with a square body
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
fair-weather-like
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From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
fanciesnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She came up to Sydney, first by sea and after that to the diggings by the coach.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/
come to pass
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
hard-working
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From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But that's neither here nor there.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
Jeanie
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From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
Jim
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From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
lastsnounUS /læsts/
plural of “last” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
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 Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But that's neither here nor there.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But that's neither here nor there.
obstinateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbstənət/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
prudentadjectiveUS /ˈpruːdənt/
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She came up to Sydney, first by sea and after that to the diggings by the coach.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading She came up to Sydney, first by sea and after that to the diggings by the coach.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She came up to Sydney, first by sea and after that to the diggings by the coach.
that's
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From this reading But that's neither here nor there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She came up to Sydney, first by sea and after that to the diggings by the coach.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But that's neither here nor there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As everything looked so fair-weather-like, Jim and Jeanie made it up to be married as soon after she came up as he could get a house ready.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was always a quiet, hard-working, good little soul, awful timid, and prudent in everything but in taking a fancy to Jim.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
WomennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Women will take fancies as long as the world lasts, and if they happen to fancy the wrong people the more obstinate they hold on to 'em.
