adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
argumentsnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənts/
plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading No arguments could stop him, and three or four days later he declared that he was going back to work.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading No arguments could stop him, and three or four days later he declared that he was going back to work.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
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 At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
bossnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
containverbUS /kənˈteɪn/
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading No arguments could stop him, and three or four days later he declared that he was going back to work.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading No arguments could stop him, and three or four days later he declared that he was going back to work.
devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading No arguments could stop him, and three or four days later he declared that he was going back to work.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading No arguments could stop him, and three or four days later he declared that he was going back to work.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No arguments could stop him, and three or four days later he declared that he was going back to work.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
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From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
laboringadjectiveUS /ˈleɪbərɪŋ/
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading No arguments could stop him, and three or four days later he declared that he was going back to work.
limpedverbUS /lɪmpt/
past form of “limp” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
obstinateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbstənət/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No arguments could stop him, and three or four days later he declared that he was going back to work.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
sprainverbUS /spreɪn/
twist suddenly so as to sprain
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading No arguments could stop him, and three or four days later he declared that he was going back to work.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading At the end of that time, however, he could contain himself no longer, and began trying to walk a little every day, laboring to persuade himself that he was better.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For three weeks after his injury Jurgis never got up from bed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
willingadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading He limped to the cars and got to Brown’s, where he found that the boss had kept his place—that is, was willing to turn out into the snow the poor devil he had hired in the meantime.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading No arguments could stop him, and three or four days later he declared that he was going back to work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
