afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The sun became powerful, and in the month of May the forest began again to look green.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stags are mostly by themselves at this season, for the does are with their young calves.
Armitage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The sun became powerful, and in the month of May the forest began again to look green.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The frost had broken up, the snow had long disappeared, and the trees began to bud.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The frost had broken up, the snow had long disappeared, and the trees began to bud.
budnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading The frost had broken up, the snow had long disappeared, and the trees began to bud.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The stags are mostly by themselves at this season, for the does are with their young calves.
calvesnounUS /kævz/
plural of “calf” — young of domestic cattle
From this reading The stags are mostly by themselves at this season, for the does are with their young calves.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The frost had broken up, the snow had long disappeared, and the trees began to bud.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stags are mostly by themselves at this season, for the does are with their young calves.
EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
excursionsnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒənz/
plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The sun became powerful, and in the month of May the forest began again to look green.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading The frost had broken up, the snow had long disappeared, and the trees began to bud.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The sun became powerful, and in the month of May the forest began again to look green.
gunsnounUS /ɡʌnz/
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The frost had broken up, the snow had long disappeared, and the trees began to bud.
harnessverbUS /ˈhɑːrnəs/
put a harness
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
Humphrey's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The frost had broken up, the snow had long disappeared, and the trees began to bud.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The sun became powerful, and in the month of May the forest began again to look green.
Lymington
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The sun became powerful, and in the month of May the forest began again to look green.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The sun became powerful, and in the month of May the forest began again to look green.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading The stags are mostly by themselves at this season, for the does are with their young calves.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading The sun became powerful, and in the month of May the forest began again to look green.
purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
rapidlyadverbUS /ˈræpədli/
with speed
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The stags are mostly by themselves at this season, for the does are with their young calves.
sellverbUS /sel/
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The frost had broken up, the snow had long disappeared, and the trees began to bud.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
stags
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stags are mostly by themselves at this season, for the does are with their young calves.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun became powerful, and in the month of May the forest began again to look green.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The stags are mostly by themselves at this season, for the does are with their young calves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The stags are mostly by themselves at this season, for the does are with their young calves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The frost had broken up, the snow had long disappeared, and the trees began to bud.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The frost had broken up, the snow had long disappeared, and the trees began to bud.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
venisonnounUS /ˈvenəsən/
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And now, Edward," said Jacob Armitage, one day at breakfast, "we will try for venison again to sell at Lymington, for I must purchase Humphrey's cart and harness; so let us get our guns, and go out this fine morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As we have before said, time passed rapidly; with the exception of one or two excursions after venison, they remained in the cottage, and Jacob never went to Lymington.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The stags are mostly by themselves at this season, for the does are with their young calves.
