adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go back at once, and say that we must have one.
angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/
with anger
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Go back at once, and say that we must have one.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Go back at once, and say that we must have one.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
didn't
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From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
FishnounUS /fɪʃ/
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go back at once, and say that we must have one.
GoldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Very well,” he said, “a new cabin you shall have.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Go back at once, and say that we must have one.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
obligingadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Go back at once, and say that we must have one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Go back at once, and say that we must have one.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Go back at once, and say that we must have one.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Very well,” he said, “a new cabin you shall have.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Go back at once, and say that we must have one.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well,” he said, “a new cabin you shall have.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old man was rather ashamed to trouble his friend again so soon; but the Gold Fish was as obliging as ever.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Go back at once, and say that we must have one.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Very well,” he said, “a new cabin you shall have.”
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If you had had a grain of sense you would have done this without being told.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask for a new cabin too?” his wife said angrily.
