adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
BECOMEverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was not looking for roses.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hard work and hard knocks had been my portion heretofore, and I was fairly trained down to that.
EDITORnounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Hard work and hard knocks had been my portion heretofore, and I was fairly trained down to that.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I was not looking for roses.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
HardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Hard work and hard knocks had been my portion heretofore, and I was fairly trained down to that.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
heretoforeadverbUS /ˌhɪrtəˈfɔːr/
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading Hard work and hard knocks had been my portion heretofore, and I was fairly trained down to that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
knocksnounUS /nɑːks/
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading Hard work and hard knocks had been my portion heretofore, and I was fairly trained down to that.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
LETTERnounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading But I was not looking for roses.
LOVEnounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
portionnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃən/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Hard work and hard knocks had been my portion heretofore, and I was fairly trained down to that.
professionnounUS /prəˈfeʃən/
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
proveverbUS /pruːv/
be shown or be found to be
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
RECEIVEverbUS /rəˈsiːv/
get something; come into possession of
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
rosesnounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
thornyadjectiveUS /ˈθɔːrni/
bristling with perplexities
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses.
trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading Hard work and hard knocks had been my portion heretofore, and I was fairly trained down to that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I was not looking for roses.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME AN EDITOR AND RECEIVE MY FIRST LOVE LETTER I had my hands full that winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Hard work and hard knocks had been my portion heretofore, and I was fairly trained down to that.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I doubt if I would have known what to do with them had there been any.
