adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
abashedadjectiveUS /əˈbæʃt/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading Link's Yankee assurance sank abashed before this direct personal appeal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading Link's Yankee assurance sank abashed before this direct personal appeal.
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Link's Yankee assurance sank abashed before this direct personal appeal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Link's Yankee assurance sank abashed before this direct personal appeal.
blushingadjectiveUS /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading He hung his head in blushing silence.
cleveradjectiveUS /ˈklevər/
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
directverbUS /dərˈekt/
command with authority
From this reading Link's Yankee assurance sank abashed before this direct personal appeal.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, Lincoln, what do you think I think?”
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hung his head in blushing silence.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He hung his head in blushing silence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hung his head in blushing silence.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading He hung his head in blushing silence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, Lincoln, what do you think I think?”
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He hung his head in blushing silence.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “Well, Lincoln, what do you think I think?”
Link'snounUS /lɪŋks/
possessive form of “link” — the means of connection between things linked in series
From this reading Link's Yankee assurance sank abashed before this direct personal appeal.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
lodgedverbUS /lɑːdʒd/
past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
motivenounUS /ˈmoʊtɪv/
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Link's Yankee assurance sank abashed before this direct personal appeal.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
sankverbUS /sæŋk/
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Link's Yankee assurance sank abashed before this direct personal appeal.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He hung his head in blushing silence.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
thatchnounUS /θætʃ/
hair resembling thatched roofing material
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Well, Lincoln, what do you think I think?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Link's Yankee assurance sank abashed before this direct personal appeal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Do you know, Lincoln, you might come to be a right clever gentleman if you tried hard.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A new idea lodged itself under Link's red thatch of hair and a new motive stirred in his shrewd little soul.
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 “Well, Lincoln, what do you think I think?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, Lincoln, what do you think I think?”
YankeenounUS /ˈjæŋki/
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading Link's Yankee assurance sank abashed before this direct personal appeal.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Lincoln, what do you think I think?”
