adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I entered and saw my father dead.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are too late; your father expressed a desire to see you before he died."
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "You are too late; your father expressed a desire to see you before he died."
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading MY father lived in the country, some miles from Paris.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I entered and saw my father dead.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "You are too late; your father expressed a desire to see you before he died."
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "You are too late; your father expressed a desire to see you before he died."
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I entered and saw my father dead.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading "You are too late; your father expressed a desire to see you before he died."
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading MY father lived in the country, some miles from Paris.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MY father lived in the country, some miles from Paris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are too late; your father expressed a desire to see you before he died."
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY father lived in the country, some miles from Paris.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "You are too late; your father expressed a desire to see you before he died."
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading MY father lived in the country, some miles from Paris.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading MY father lived in the country, some miles from Paris.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY father lived in the country, some miles from Paris.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading MY father lived in the country, some miles from Paris.
physiciannounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
retireverbUS /rɪˈtaɪr/
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading I entered and saw my father dead.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You are too late; your father expressed a desire to see you before he died."
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading MY father lived in the country, some miles from Paris.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY father lived in the country, some miles from Paris.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You are too late; your father expressed a desire to see you before he died."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When I arrived, I found a physician at the door who said to me:
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Sir," I said to the physician, "please have every one retire that I may be alone here; my father had something to say to me, and he will say it."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are too late; your father expressed a desire to see you before he died."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are too late; your father expressed a desire to see you before he died."