adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a quick, careless, impulsive boy, a good deal like his father.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading In appearance he remained the flower of the family, being well made, graceful, and full of life.
ArthurnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading DEATH IN THE FAMILY Arthur Morel was growing up.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In appearance he remained the flower of the family, being well made, graceful, and full of life.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading He was a quick, careless, impulsive boy, a good deal like his father.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
carelessadjectiveUS /ˈkerləs/
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading He was a quick, careless, impulsive boy, a good deal like his father.
colouringnounUS /ˈkʌlərrɪŋ/
a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He was a quick, careless, impulsive boy, a good deal like his father.
DEATHnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading DEATH IN THE FAMILY Arthur Morel was growing up.
escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
exquisiteadjectiveUS /ˈekskwəzət/
intense or sharp
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
FAMILYnounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading DEATH IN THE FAMILY Arthur Morel was growing up.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He was a quick, careless, impulsive boy, a good deal like his father.
favouritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
flowernounUS /ˈflaʊər/
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading In appearance he remained the flower of the family, being well made, graceful, and full of life.
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading In appearance he remained the flower of the family, being well made, graceful, and full of life.
generousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəs/
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was a quick, careless, impulsive boy, a good deal like his father.
gracefuladjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪsfəl/
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading In appearance he remained the flower of the family, being well made, graceful, and full of life.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading DEATH IN THE FAMILY Arthur Morel was growing up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
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 His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a quick, careless, impulsive boy, a good deal like his father.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a quick, careless, impulsive boy, a good deal like his father.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
impulsiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading He was a quick, careless, impulsive boy, a good deal like his father.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEATH IN THE FAMILY Arthur Morel was growing up.
lashesnounUS /ˈlæʃɪz/
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In appearance he remained the flower of the family, being well made, graceful, and full of life.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was a quick, careless, impulsive boy, a good deal like his father.
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 His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
moannounUS /moʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
MorelnounUS /mərˈel/
any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
From this reading DEATH IN THE FAMILY Arthur Morel was growing up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In appearance he remained the flower of the family, being well made, graceful, and full of life.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading He was a quick, careless, impulsive boy, a good deal like his father.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading In appearance he remained the flower of the family, being well made, graceful, and full of life.
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
tempernounUS /ˈtempər/
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEATH IN THE FAMILY Arthur Morel was growing up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading DEATH IN THE FAMILY Arthur Morel was growing up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEATH IN THE FAMILY Arthur Morel was growing up.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading In appearance he remained the flower of the family, being well made, graceful, and full of life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His dark brown hair and fresh colouring, and his exquisite dark blue eyes shaded with long lashes, together with his generous manner and fiery temper, made him a favourite.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He hated study, made a great moan if he had to work, and escaped as soon as possible to his sport again.
