adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
CanucknounUS /ˈkeɪnək/
informal term for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
Canuck's
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From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
emnounUS /em/
a quad with a square body
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
findsnounUS /faɪndz/
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
goin
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
graspverbUS /ɡræsp/
hold firmly
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
hatesnounUS /heɪts/
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
he'd
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From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
Jombateeste
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From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
LazarusnounUS /ˈlæzərəs/
the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
notionnounUS /ˈnoʊʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
philosophicadjectiveUS /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪk/
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
reasoningnounUS /ˈriːzənɪŋ/
thinking that is coherent and logical
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
simpleradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpələr/
comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
smeltnounUS /smelt/
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
stayedverbUS /steɪd/
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
tol
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
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, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
Whitwell
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From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
you're
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From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
