adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
advertisernounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzər/
someone whose business is advertising
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
AnyhowadverbUS /ˈenihaʊ/
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyhow, he--eventually--married her."
ArchernounUS /ˈɑːrtʃər/
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
butlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
cucumbersnounUS /ˈkjuːkəmbərz/
plural of “cucumber” — a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
doesn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
dueadjectiveUS /duː/
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
EgyptiannounUS /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
eventuallyadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Anyhow, he--eventually--married her."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
hair'snounUS /herz/
possessive form of “hair” — 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 They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
indifferentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrəntli/
with indifference; in an indifferent manner
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
innuendonounUS /ˌɪnjuːˈendoʊ/
an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
knifenounUS /naɪf/
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
Lemuel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Anyhow, he--eventually--married her."
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
postersnounUS /ˈpoʊstərz/
plural of “poster” — a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
shoe-polish
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
slicenounUS /slaɪs/
a share of something
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
spacedadjectiveUS /speɪst/
spaced apart
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
steelnounUS /stiːl/
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
stressnounUS /stres/
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
Struthers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
stylenounUS /staɪl/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
syllablenounUS /ˈsɪləbəl/
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
we've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
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 "Oh, well--at the pass we've come to nowadays, it doesn't matter," said Mrs. Archer indifferently.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/
showing curiosity
From this reading "Then," Mr. Jackson continued (and Archer saw he was wondering why no one had told the butler never to slice cucumbers with a steel knife), "then Lemuel Struthers came along.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They say his advertiser used the girl's head for the shoe-polish posters; her hair's intensely black, you know--the Egyptian style.
