adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hesitation, because I relied on McWhirter to keep a record.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
accuracynounUS /ˈækjərəsi/
the quality of being near to the true value
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At dawn, the morning after we anchored, Charlie Jones roused me, grinning.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading At dawn, the morning after we anchored, Charlie Jones roused me, grinning.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
appearsverbUS /əˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Hesitation, because I relied on McWhirter to keep a record.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
Charlie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dawn, the morning after we anchored, Charlie Jones roused me, grinning.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading At dawn, the morning after we anchored, Charlie Jones roused me, grinning.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
expensenounUS /ɪkˈspens/
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
FriendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Friend of yours over the rail, Leslie,” he said.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
grinningnounUS /ˈɡrɪnɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading At dawn, the morning after we anchored, Charlie Jones roused me, grinning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Friend of yours over the rail, Leslie,” he said.
hesitationnounUS /ˌhezəˈteɪʃən/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
JonesnounUS /dʒoʊnz/
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading At dawn, the morning after we anchored, Charlie Jones roused me, grinning.
jottedverbUS /ˈdʒɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “jot” — write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hesitation, because I relied on McWhirter to keep a record.
Leslie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Friend of yours over the rail, Leslie,” he said.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
McWhirter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hesitation, because I relied on McWhirter to keep a record.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At dawn, the morning after we anchored, Charlie Jones roused me, grinning.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At dawn, the morning after we anchored, Charlie Jones roused me, grinning.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
notesnounUS /noʊts/
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
noticeableadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəsəbəl/
capable or worthy of being noticed
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hesitation, because I relied on McWhirter to keep a record.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Friend of yours over the rail, Leslie,” he said.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Friend of yours over the rail, Leslie,” he said.
recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Hesitation, because I relied on McWhirter to keep a record.
reliedverbUS /rɪˈlaɪd/
inflected form of “rely” — have faith or confidence in
From this reading Hesitation, because I relied on McWhirter to keep a record.
rousedverbUS /raʊzd/
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading At dawn, the morning after we anchored, Charlie Jones roused me, grinning.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Friend of yours over the rail, Leslie,” he said.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
STANDverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
TAKEverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
unintelligibleadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪnˈtelədʒəbəl/
poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At dawn, the morning after we anchored, Charlie Jones roused me, grinning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I TAKE THE STAND And now I come, with some hesitation, to the trial.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading And McWhirter, from his notes, appears to have been carried away at times by excitement, and either jotted down rows of unintelligible words, or waited until evening and made up his notes, like a woman’s expense account, from a memory never noticeable for accuracy.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Friend of yours over the rail, Leslie,” he said.
