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From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a little, Sellers asked him what he was grinding in his mental mill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why, Hawkins, are you a mind-reader?”
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading After a little, Sellers asked him what he was grinding in his mental mill.
astonishmentnounUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
BanknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
dreamyadjectiveUS /ˈdriːmi/
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
grindingnounUS /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading After a little, Sellers asked him what he was grinding in his mental mill.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
HawkinsnounUS /ˈhɔːkɪnz/
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading “Why, Hawkins, are you a mind-reader?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
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 Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After a little, Sellers asked him what he was grinding in his mental mill.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a little, Sellers asked him what he was grinding in his mental mill.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
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From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After a little, Sellers asked him what he was grinding in his mental mill.
livelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪvli/
full of life and energy
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading After a little, Sellers asked him what he was grinding in his mental mill.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading After a little, Sellers asked him what he was grinding in his mental mill.
mind-reader
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From this reading “Why, Hawkins, are you a mind-reader?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
pnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
projectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/
communicate vividly
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
requiresverbUS /riˈkwaɪərz/
third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
SellersnounUS /ˈselərz/
English comic actor (1925-1980)
From this reading After a little, Sellers asked him what he was grinding in his mental mill.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
slightlyadverbUS /ˈslaɪtli/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
succeedverbUS /səkˈsiːd/
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
suggestionnounUS /səˈdʒestʃən/
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, this.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
trancenounUS /træns/
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a little, Sellers asked him what he was grinding in his mental mill.
WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Washington shuddered slightly at the suggestion, then his face took on a dreamy look and he dropped into a trance of thought.
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 “Well, this.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After a little, Sellers asked him what he was grinding in his mental mill.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Hawkins, are you a mind-reader?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you got some secret project in your head which requires a Bank of England back of it to make it succeed?” p184.jpg (28K) The Colonel showed lively astonishment, and said:
