2nd
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From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
AvenuenounUS /ˈævənuː/
a line of approach
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
boardingnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading Only here they don't call it a pension but a boarding house.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Only here they don't call it a pension but a boarding house.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Only here they don't call it a pension but a boarding house.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
centsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading It cost us fifteen cents.
CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading City New York.
costnounUS /kɑːst/
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading It cost us fifteen cents.
CousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
don't
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From this reading Only here they don't call it a pension but a boarding house.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
FerdinandnounUS /ˈfɜːrdɪnænd/
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading It cost us fifteen cents.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Only here they don't call it a pension but a boarding house.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Only here they don't call it a pension but a boarding house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only here they don't call it a pension but a boarding house.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading City New York.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only here they don't call it a pension but a boarding house.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
pensionnounUS /ˈpenʃən/
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
SecondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only here they don't call it a pension but a boarding house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It cost us fifteen cents.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
William
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
Willie
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From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cousin Ferdinand and Cousin Willie drove across in the cart with our boxes, and Uncle William and Uncle Henry and I came on a street car.
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading 2nd Avenue We came off the steamer late yesterday afternoon and came across the city to a pension on Second Avenue where we are now.
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading City New York.
