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The Fellowship of the Frog
The Fellowship of the Frog

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The Fellowship of the Frog is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edgar Wallace • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.
“Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.
This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.
“The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”
“What is the other one, daddy?” she asked, and John Bennett pulled a face.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Fellowship of the Frog

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The Fellowship of the Frog is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.
Line 2
“Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.
Line 3
This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.
Line 4
“The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”
/ðə mæn huː rʌnz ðə traʊt fɑːrm let miː teɪk ɪt θruː ðə ɡlæs saɪd ʌv ðə trentʃ ənd ɪt wɑːz ə ˈbjuːtəfli ˈsʌni deɪ/
Line 5
“What is the other one, daddy?” she asked, and John Bennett pulled a face.
/wʌt ɪz ðə ˈʌðər wʌn ˈdædi ʃiː æskt ənd dʒɑːn ˈbenət pʊld ə feɪs/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bennett noun US /ˈbenət/

United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)

From this reading “THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blamed adjective US /bleɪmd/

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading ““Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
converted verb US /kənˈvɜːrtɪd/

past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

From this reading “THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
enthusiastically adverb US /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪkli/

with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner

From this reading “This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frog noun US /frɑːɡ/

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading “THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trench noun US /trentʃ/

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

From this reading ““The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trout noun US /traʊt/

flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes

From this reading “This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
weeding verb US /ˈwiːdɪŋ/

-ing form of “weed” — clear of weeds

From this reading ““Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

emerged from verb + particle counted as “emerge from”

In this reading “THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.”

9,434 times in 426,212 chapters
converted into verb + particle counted as “convert into”

In this reading “THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.”

3,048 times in 426,212 chapters
sunny day adjective + noun

In this reading ““The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.””

802 times in 426,212 chapters
square box verb + noun

In this reading “THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.”

288 times in 426,212 chapters
through the glass preposition + article + noun counted as “through … glass”

In this reading ““The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.””

1,925 times in 426,212 chapters
for a minute preposition + article + noun counted as “for … minute”

In this reading ““Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.”

15,140 times in 426,212 chapters
into a dark preposition + article + noun counted as “into … dark”

In this reading “THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.”

5,011 times in 426,212 chapters
dark room noun + noun

In this reading “THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.”

1,465 times in 426,212 chapters

All words in this reading · 81

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “What is the other one, daddy?” she asked, and John Bennett pulled a face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/

in a beautiful manner

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BENNETTnounUS /ˈbenət/

United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
boxnounUS /bɑːks/

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
convertedverbUS /kənˈvɜːrtɪd/

past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daddynounUS /ˈdædi/

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading “What is the other one, daddy?” she asked, and John Bennett pulled a face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

Pending verification
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Ella

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

Pending verification
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
enthusiasticallyadverbUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪkli/

with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading “What is the other one, daddy?” she asked, and John Bennett pulled a face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
farmverbUS /fɑːrm/

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
FROGnounUS /frɑːɡ/

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JOHNnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kneesnounUS /niːz/

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mixedadjectiveUS /mɪkst/

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NIGHTnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading “What is the other one, daddy?” she asked, and John Bennett pulled a face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
petnounUS /pet/

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pulledverbUS /pʊld/

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading “What is the other one, daddy?” she asked, and John Bennett pulled a face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
runsnounUS /rʌnz/

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
squareverbUS /skwer/

make square

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

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trenchnounUS /trentʃ/

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

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troutnounUS /traʊt/

flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes

From this reading This one”—he shook his right hand—“is a picture of trout, and it is a great picture,” he said enthusiastically.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

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weedingverbUS /ˈwiːdɪŋ/

-ing form of “weed” — clear of weeds

From this reading “Don’t talk to me for a minute, Ella,” he said as she rose from her knees—she was weeding her own pet garden—“or I shall get these blamed things mixed.

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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What is the other one, daddy?” she asked, and John Bennett pulled a face.

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading “The man who runs the trout farm, let me take it through the glass side of the trench, and it was a beautifully sunny day.”

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wood-shed

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From this reading THE FROG OF THE NIGHT JOHN BENNETT emerged from the wood-shed, which he had converted into a dark room, bearing a flat square box in either hand.

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