aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “All right then, Bud, I won't talk about it.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “All right then, Bud, I won't talk about it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
asideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/
on or to one side
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
Bob'snounUS /bɑːbz/
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
BudnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading “All right then, Bud, I won't talk about it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
caredverbUS /kerd/
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
cursenounUS /kɜːrs/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/
true confidential information
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
everydayadjectiveUS /ˈevriˈdeɪ/
found in the ordinary course of events
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
fascinationnounUS /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən/
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
GravesnounUS /ɡreɪvz/
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
great-great-grandfathers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
HanknounUS /hæŋk/
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “All right then, Bud, I won't talk about it.
insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/
repetitive and persistent
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
invalidismnoun
chronic ill health
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “All right then, Bud, I won't talk about it.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
listenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/
hear with intention
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
mothered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
outragenounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
ParknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
plainlyadverbUS /ˈpleɪnli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
rangenounUS /reɪndʒ/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
resignedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnd/
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right then, Bud, I won't talk about it.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
StevensnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “All right then, Bud, I won't talk about it.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “All right then, Bud, I won't talk about it.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
thrustverbUS /θrʌst/
push forcefully
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
Thurston
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
unbornadjectiveUS /ˈʌnˈbɔːrn/
not yet brought into existence
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
WagnernounUS /ˈwæɡnər/
Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
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 To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the excitement of the outrage had been pushed aside by the insistent routine of everyday living, Thurston found himself thrust from the fascination of range life and into the monotony of invalidism, and he was anything but resigned.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To be sure, he was well cared for at the Stevens ranch, where Park and the boys had taken him that day, and Mrs. Stevens mothered him as he could not remember being mothered before.
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right then, Bud, I won't talk about it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the second visit he started to give him the details of Bob's funeral; but Thurston would not listen, and told him so plainly.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Hank Graves rode over nearly every day to sit beside the bed and curse the Wagner gang back to their great-great-grandfathers and down to more than the third generation yet unborn, and to tell him the news.
