adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
airsnounUS /erz/
affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
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 You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now here," said Stubbs, "are my papers.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
BACKadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK INTO ITALY.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
correspondentnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt/
someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
GazettenounUS /ɡəˈzet/
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Now here," said Stubbs, "are my papers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BACK INTO ITALY.
ITALYnounUS /ˈɪtəli/
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading BACK INTO ITALY.
jobnounUS /dʒɑːb/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now here," said Stubbs, "are my papers.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now here," said Stubbs, "are my papers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading "Now here," said Stubbs, "are my papers.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now here," said Stubbs, "are my papers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
StubbsnounUS /stʌbz/
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading "Now here," said Stubbs, "are my papers.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
they'll
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From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
TrentnounUS /trent/
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
Trieste
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Chester and the little war correspondent had left Trieste without trouble and had arrived in Trent without adventure of any kind.
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You just take them, and for the moment you will be Anthony Stubbs, war correspondent of the New York _Gazette_.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading You are a little young looking, so put on all the airs you can, for they'll think you must be awful good to have such a job."
