adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading I shall have to advise with him an' get him off for a good rest.
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 “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
BostonnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
didn't
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From this reading Looked tired, didn't he?
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I shall have to advise with him an' get him off for a good rest.
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I shall have to advise with him an' get him off for a good rest.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looked tired, didn't he?
He'll
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From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
He's
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From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shall have to advise with him an' get him off for a good rest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall have to advise with him an' get him off for a good rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
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 “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
LookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Looked tired, didn't he?
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I shall have to advise with him an' get him off for a good rest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
partnersnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərz/
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
patientsnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I shall have to advise with him an' get him off for a good rest.
Rockland
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From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
routesnounUS /ruːts/
plural of “route” — an established line of travel or access
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall have to advise with him an' get him off for a good rest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
takesnounUS /teɪks/
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
talkin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
tendverbUS /tend/
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Looked tired, didn't he?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “He's got too many long routes now to stop to 'tend to all his door patients,” she said, “especially them that takes pleasure in talkin' themselves over.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The doctor and me have got to be kind of partners; he's gone a good deal, far an' wide.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall have to advise with him an' get him off for a good rest.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading He'll take the big boat from Rockland an' go off up to Boston an' mouse round among the other doctors, one in two or three years, and come home fresh as a boy.
