adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come, come, I will tie Grise at the door; get down, I insist upon it."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We must force you to, little one; otherwise you'll be sick.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
breadnounUS /bred/
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, come, I will tie Grise at the door; get down, I insist upon it."
consideringverbUS /kənˈsɪdərɪŋ/
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
didn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Come, come, I will tie Grise at the door; get down, I insist upon it."
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Come, come, I will tie Grise at the door; get down, I insist upon it."
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
examplenounUS /ɪɡˈzæmpəl/
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading "We must force you to, little one; otherwise you'll be sick.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Come, come, I will tie Grise at the door; get down, I insist upon it."
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
good-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
Grise
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, come, I will tie Grise at the door; get down, I insist upon it."
half-starved
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I saw you and your mother weeping, and it made my heart sick.
hungryadjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡri/
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Come, come, I will tie Grise at the door; get down, I insist upon it."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I saw you and your mother weeping, and it made my heart sick.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "We must force you to, little one; otherwise you'll be sick.
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 We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I saw you and your mother weeping, and it made my heart sick.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I saw you and your mother weeping, and it made my heart sick.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must force you to, little one; otherwise you'll be sick.
mustn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I saw you and your mother weeping, and it made my heart sick.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We must force you to, little one; otherwise you'll be sick.
otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/
in other respects or ways
From this reading "We must force you to, little one; otherwise you'll be sick.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw you and your mother weeping, and it made my heart sick.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "We must force you to, little one; otherwise you'll be sick.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading Come, come, I will tie Grise at the door; get down, I insist upon it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must force you to, little one; otherwise you'll be sick.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Come, come, I will tie Grise at the door; get down, I insist upon it."
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We have a long way to go, and we mustn't arrive there half-starved, and ask for bread before we say good-day.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must force you to, little one; otherwise you'll be sick.
weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading I saw you and your mother weeping, and it made my heart sick.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I propose to set you the example, although I'm not very hungry; but I shall make out to eat, considering that I didn't dine very well, either.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Come, come, I will tie Grise at the door; get down, I insist upon it."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We must force you to, little one; otherwise you'll be sick.
you'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must force you to, little one; otherwise you'll be sick.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I saw you and your mother weeping, and it made my heart sick.
