adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What do you want?” asked the governor.
Dan
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From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading There was deep and horrified silence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want?” asked the governor.
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Settled, is it, you don't want me in politics?”
ExcellencynounUS /ˈekˈslensi/
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
fadeverbUS /feɪd/
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
governornounUS /ˈɡʌvərnər/
the head of a state government
From this reading “What do you want?” asked the governor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
horrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/
stricken with horror
From this reading There was deep and horrified silence.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Settled, is it, you don't want me in politics?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Settled, is it, you don't want me in politics?”
isn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Settled, is it, you don't want me in politics?”
liberiannounUS /ˌlaɪˈbɪriːən/
a native or inhabitant of Liberia
From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Settled, is it, you don't want me in politics?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
politicsnounUS /ˈpɑːlətɪks/
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading “Settled, is it, you don't want me in politics?”
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
SettledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “Settled, is it, you don't want me in politics?”
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was deep and horrified silence.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What do you want?” asked the governor.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There isn't anything for you to do,” declared his Excellency, and he showed a little impatience, though his smile did not fade.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do you want?” asked the governor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was deep and horrified silence.
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 “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want?” asked the governor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, then make me state liberian,” said old Dan, with an air of resignation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want?” asked the governor.
