adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
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 "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
CoranounUS /ˈkɔːrə/
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It would mean postponing everything.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
how
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From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
I'd
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From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
impulsivelyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
isn't
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From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
It's
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From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading It would mean postponing everything.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
postponingverbUS /poʊstˈpoʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time
From this reading It would mean postponing everything.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
shareverbUS /ʃer/
have in common
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't do it!" she said again, impulsively.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
sorrowfullyadverb
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading "I don't see how I can," he returned sorrowfully.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would mean postponing everything.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading "It's my work for all the years since I got out of college, and if I lost it I'd have to begin all over again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Cora isn't a girl you can ask to share a little salary, and if it were a question of years, perhaps-- perhaps Cora might not feel she could wait for me, you see."
