Abner
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From this reading And on the seventeenth of May the repairs on the “Cap'n Abner place” were completed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The last carpenter had gone, leaving his shavings and chips behind him.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The last painter had spilled his last splash of paint on the sprouting grass beneath the spotless white window sills.
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
Cap'n
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And on the seventeenth of May the repairs on the “Cap'n Abner place” were completed.
carpenternounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntər/
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading The last carpenter had gone, leaving his shavings and chips behind him.
chipsnounUS /tʃɪps/
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading The last carpenter had gone, leaving his shavings and chips behind him.
completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading And on the seventeenth of May the repairs on the “Cap'n Abner place” were completed.
departedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/
well in the past; former
From this reading The last paper-hanger had departed.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The last carpenter had gone, leaving his shavings and chips behind him.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The last painter had spilled his last splash of paint on the sprouting grass beneath the spotless white window sills.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last carpenter had gone, leaving his shavings and chips behind him.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The last carpenter had gone, leaving his shavings and chips behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The last carpenter had gone, leaving his shavings and chips behind him.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The last carpenter had gone, leaving his shavings and chips behind him.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The last carpenter had gone, leaving his shavings and chips behind him.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And on the seventeenth of May the repairs on the “Cap'n Abner place” were completed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on the seventeenth of May the repairs on the “Cap'n Abner place” were completed.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading The last painter had spilled his last splash of paint on the sprouting grass beneath the spotless white window sills.
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading The last painter had spilled his last splash of paint on the sprouting grass beneath the spotless white window sills.
paper-hanger
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The last paper-hanger had departed.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And on the seventeenth of May the repairs on the “Cap'n Abner place” were completed.
repairsnounUS /rɪˈperz/
plural of “repair” — the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading And on the seventeenth of May the repairs on the “Cap'n Abner place” were completed.
seventeenthadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading And on the seventeenth of May the repairs on the “Cap'n Abner place” were completed.
shavingsnounUS /ˈʃeɪvɪŋz/
plural of “shaving” — the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading The last carpenter had gone, leaving his shavings and chips behind him.
sillsnounUS /sɪlz/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1929)
From this reading The last painter had spilled his last splash of paint on the sprouting grass beneath the spotless white window sills.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
spilledverbUS /spɪld/
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading The last painter had spilled his last splash of paint on the sprouting grass beneath the spotless white window sills.
splashverbUS /splæʃ/
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading The last painter had spilled his last splash of paint on the sprouting grass beneath the spotless white window sills.
spotlessadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtləs/
completely neat and clean
From this reading The last painter had spilled his last splash of paint on the sprouting grass beneath the spotless white window sills.
sproutingnounUS /ˈspraʊtɪŋ/
the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
From this reading The last painter had spilled his last splash of paint on the sprouting grass beneath the spotless white window sills.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And on the seventeenth of May the repairs on the “Cap'n Abner place” were completed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading March, so to speak, blew itself out; April came and went; May was here.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And on the seventeenth of May the repairs on the “Cap'n Abner place” were completed.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The last painter had spilled his last splash of paint on the sprouting grass beneath the spotless white window sills.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The last painter had spilled his last splash of paint on the sprouting grass beneath the spotless white window sills.
