AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Sapristi!_ That’s all right!”
Allez
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From this reading “_Allez vous-en!
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
AwakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
breezenounUS /briːz/
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
fluty
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From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
maddeningadjectiveUS /ˈmædənɪŋ/
extremely annoying or displeasing
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
mocking-bird
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From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
notesnounUS /noʊts/
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
parrotnounUS /ˈperət/
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
persistencenounUS /pərˈsɪstəns/
the property of a continuous and connected period of time
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Sapristi!_ That’s all right!”
Sapristi
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From this reading Sapristi!_ That’s all right!”
SelectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
ShortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
SpanishnounUS /ˈspænɪʃ/
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
StoriesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
That's
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From this reading Sapristi!_ That’s all right!”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
vous-en
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From this reading “_Allez vous-en!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The Awakening and Selected Short Stories A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:
