adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Don't matter much,” said Jakin after the medical inspection.
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 “Be thankful that we're 'lowed to go at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Be thankful that we're 'lowed to go at all.
Bazar-Sergeant's
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From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be thankful that we're 'lowed to go at all.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “It was the best I could,” she sobbed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
coververbUS /ˈkʌvər/
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
Cris
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From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
Don't
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From this reading “Don't matter much,” said Jakin after the medical inspection.
enounUS /iː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Be thankful that we're 'lowed to go at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
housewifenounUS /ˈhaʊswaɪf/
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It was the best I could,” she sobbed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
ill-made
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From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading “Don't matter much,” said Jakin after the medical inspection.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was the best I could,” she sobbed.
Jakin
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From this reading “Don't matter much,” said Jakin after the medical inspection.
LnounUS /el/
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
Lew
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From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
lockverbUS /lɑːk/
fasten with a lock
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
lowed
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From this reading “Be thankful that we're 'lowed to go at all.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Don't matter much,” said Jakin after the medical inspection.
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading “Don't matter much,” said Jakin after the medical inspection.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Don't matter much,” said Jakin after the medical inspection.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don't matter much,” said Jakin after the medical inspection.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It was the best I could,” she sobbed.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “It was the best I could,” she sobbed.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
sprawlingnounUS /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “Be thankful that we're 'lowed to go at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Be thankful that we're 'lowed to go at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Don't matter much,” said Jakin after the medical inspection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Be thankful that we're 'lowed to go at all.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was the best I could,” she sobbed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
we'd
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From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
we're
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From this reading “Be thankful that we're 'lowed to go at all.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Doctor 'e said that if we could stand what we took from the Bazar-Sergeant's son we'd stand pretty nigh anything.”
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Which we will,” said Lew, looking tenderly at the ragged and ill-made housewife that Cris had given him, with a lock of her hair worked into a sprawling “L” upon the cover.
