AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A child is sick--a child is cured--and it is either God or the Devil who has done 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 "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading A child is sick--a child is cured--and it is either God or the Devil who has done it.
curedadjectiveUS /kjʊrd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading A child is sick--a child is cured--and it is either God or the Devil who has done it.
deednounUS /diːd/
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading It was exactly like that whenever our Lord did a good deed.
DevilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading A child is sick--a child is cured--and it is either God or the Devil who has done it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was exactly like that whenever our Lord did a good deed.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading A child is sick--a child is cured--and it is either God or the Devil who has done it.
drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading A child is sick--a child is cured--and it is either God or the Devil who has done it.
exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading It was exactly like that whenever our Lord did a good deed.
folksnounUS /foʊks/
your parents
From this reading Half the folks said he was God,--the other half that he had a devil.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Some people prefer to think it is the Devil,--some give the praise to God.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading A child is sick--a child is cured--and it is either God or the Devil who has done it.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was exactly like that whenever our Lord did a good deed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Half the folks said he was God,--the other half that he had a devil.
HalfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half the folks said he was God,--the other half that he had a devil.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A child is sick--a child is cured--and it is either God or the Devil who has done it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Half the folks said he was God,--the other half that he had a devil.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was exactly like that whenever our Lord did a good deed.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading It was exactly like that whenever our Lord did a good deed.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A child is sick--a child is cured--and it is either God or the Devil who has done it.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Half the folks said he was God,--the other half that he had a devil.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was exactly like that whenever our Lord did a good deed.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
Patoux
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From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Some people prefer to think it is the Devil,--some give the praise to God.
pipenounUS /paɪp/
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
praisenounUS /preɪz/
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Some people prefer to think it is the Devil,--some give the praise to God.
preferverbUS /prəˈfɜːr/
like better; value more highly
From this reading Some people prefer to think it is the Devil,--some give the praise to God.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading A child is sick--a child is cured--and it is either God or the Devil who has done it.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some people prefer to think it is the Devil,--some give the praise to God.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was exactly like that whenever our Lord did a good deed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Some people prefer to think it is the Devil,--some give the praise to God.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some people prefer to think it is the Devil,--some give the praise to God.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was exactly like that whenever our Lord did a good deed.
well-sucked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, there are none," said Patoux himself, drawing his pipe out of his mouth slowly, and looking intently at its well-sucked stem--"It is all the same sort of thing.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading It was exactly like that whenever our Lord did a good deed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A child is sick--a child is cured--and it is either God or the Devil who has done it.
