adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I hope you will be so civil as to explain that to me."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
ButlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading "For what purpose, gentlemen?" said Mr. Butler.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading "I hope you will be so civil as to explain that to me."
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "But to what purpose or end, gentlemen?" said Butler.
explainverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪn/
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "I hope you will be so civil as to explain that to me."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For what purpose, gentlemen?" said Mr. Butler.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
gentlemennounUS /ˈdʒentəlmɪn/
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "For what purpose, gentlemen?" said Mr. Butler.
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 "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
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 "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope you will be so civil as to explain that to me."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "For what purpose, gentlemen?" said Mr. Butler.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But to what purpose or end, gentlemen?" said Butler.
purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading "For what purpose, gentlemen?" said Mr. Butler.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
safelyadverbUS /ˈseɪfli/
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "For what purpose, gentlemen?" said Mr. Butler.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I hope you will be so civil as to explain that to me."
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I hope you will be so civil as to explain that to me."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But to what purpose or end, gentlemen?" said Butler.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
unsafeadjectiveUS /ənˈseɪf/
lacking in security or safety
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "For what purpose, gentlemen?" said Mr. Butler.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I live at some distance from town--the roads are unsafe by night--you will do me a serious injury by stopping me."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shall be sent safely home--no man shall touch a hair of your head--but you must and shall come along with us."
