AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
affordverbUS /əˈfɔːrd/
be able to spare or give up
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
ain't
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From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those were to be expected in the way of regular business competition.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Sometimes I have run short, the best I could do--and it's mighty little sleep I have.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Those were to be expected in the way of regular business competition.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
can't
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From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
competitionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading Those were to be expected in the way of regular business competition.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sometimes I have run short, the best I could do--and it's mighty little sleep I have.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sometimes I have run short, the best I could do--and it's mighty little sleep I have.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Those were to be expected in the way of regular business competition.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
fightingnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
gritnounUS /ɡrɪt/
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
gumptionnounUS /ˈɡʌmpʃən/
sound practical judgment
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
I'm
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From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
it's
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From this reading Sometimes I have run short, the best I could do--and it's mighty little sleep I have.
limitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sometimes I have run short, the best I could do--and it's mighty little sleep I have.
lotnounUS /lɑːt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Sometimes I have run short, the best I could do--and it's mighty little sleep I have.
missionarynounUS /ˈmɪʃəneri/
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
misternounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
needsadverbUS /niːdz/
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
obstaclesnounUS /ˈɑːbstəkəlz/
plural of “obstacle” — something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Those were to be expected in the way of regular business competition.
resourcesnounUS /ˈriːsɔːrsɪz/
plural of “resource” — available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Sometimes I have run short, the best I could do--and it's mighty little sleep I have.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Sometimes I have run short, the best I could do--and it's mighty little sleep I have.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Sometimes I have run short, the best I could do--and it's mighty little sleep I have.
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes I have run short, the best I could do--and it's mighty little sleep I have.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
syndicatenounUS /ˈsɪndɪkət/
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were to be expected in the way of regular business competition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I ain't going to say anything about a lot of obstacles the syndicate has put in my way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were to be expected in the way of regular business competition.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “A fellow needs grit, grace, gumption, and a lot of missionary spirit to fight what I'm fighting, mister.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you can see I have only got limited resources here, and I can't afford a big outfit in the city.
