adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
acquireverbUS /əˈkwaɪər/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading God is against it; I'll stay with my own people."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading You may marry a better man than even Tryon."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
careernounUS /kərˈɪr/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "God has nothing to do with it," retorted Warwick.
educationnounUS /ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃən/
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading You may marry a better man than even Tryon."
firmlyadverbUS /ˈfɜːrmli/
with resolute determination
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God is against it; I'll stay with my own people."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "God has nothing to do with it," retorted Warwick.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading God is against it; I'll stay with my own people."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading God is against it; I'll stay with my own people."
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
liberaladjectiveUS /ˈlɪbɜːrəl/
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You may marry a better man than even Tryon."
marryverbUS /ˈmeri/
take in marriage
From this reading You may marry a better man than even Tryon."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may marry a better man than even Tryon."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading God is against it; I'll stay with my own people."
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "God has nothing to do with it," retorted Warwick.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading God is against it; I'll stay with my own people."
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading God is against it; I'll stay with my own people."
prepareverbUS /priˈper/
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
Rena
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
retortedverbUS /riˈtɔːrtɪd/
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "God has nothing to do with it," retorted Warwick.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," she replied firmly, "I shall never marry any man, and I'll not leave mother again.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading God is against it; I'll stay with my own people."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You may marry a better man than even Tryon."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
Tryon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may marry a better man than even Tryon."
usefulnessnounUS /ˈjuːsfəlnəs/
the quality of being of practical use
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
WarwicknounUS /ˈwɔːrwɪk/
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading "God has nothing to do with it," retorted Warwick.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "If you won't come back with me, Rena, I'll send you to some school at the North, where you can acquire a liberal education, and prepare yourself for some career of usefulness.
