adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
Adam'snounUS /ˈædəmz/
possessive form of “adam” — (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
Amy's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Now I have simply to tell you that you must choose between him and your home.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading I will _not_ have a child of mine keeping such company.
chooseverbUS /tʃuːz/
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Now I have simply to tell you that you must choose between him and your home.
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I will _not_ have a child of mine keeping such company.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
disobeyedverbUS /ˌdɪsoʊˈbeɪd/
past form of “disobey” — refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
drunkenadjectiveUS /ˈdrʌŋkən/
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading You must either give him up or go."
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
give expression to
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
FalknernounUS /ˈfɔːknər/
United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You must either give him up or go."
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You must either give him up or go."
Goodrich
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Now I have simply to tell you that you must choose between him and your home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
interviewverbUS /ˈɪntərvjuː/
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading I will _not_ have a child of mine keeping such company.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
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 The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will _not_ have a child of mine keeping such company.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now I have simply to tell you that you must choose between him and your home.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will _not_ have a child of mine keeping such company.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I have simply to tell you that you must choose between him and your home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will _not_ have a child of mine keeping such company.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You must either give him up or go."
prefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
printernounUS /ˈprɪntər/
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
resultedverbUS /rɪˈzʌltɪd/
past form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading Now I have simply to tell you that you must choose between him and your home.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I will _not_ have a child of mine keeping such company.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Now I have simply to tell you that you must choose between him and your home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You must either give him up or go."
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will _not_ have a child of mine keeping such company.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day following Amy's adventure with her drunken escort, and her rescue by Dick Falkner, Frank Goodrich had a long interview with his father, which resulted in Adam's calling his daughter into his library that evening.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Without any preface whatever, he began, in an angry tone: "I understand, Miss, that you have disobeyed my express commands in regard to that tramp printer, and that you have been with him again; and that too, late at night.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now I have simply to tell you that you must choose between him and your home.
