aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
BerrynounUS /ˈberi/
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
BlueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Blue?” said Lemuel.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “They're brown.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
CarvernounUS /ˈkɑːrvər/
United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
compassionatelyadverbUS /kəmˈpæʃənətliː/
in a compassionate manner
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
else
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From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
foolnounUS /fuːl/
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
haven't
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From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
I've
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From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
it's
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From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
Lemuel
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From this reading “Blue?” said Lemuel.
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 What were you two talking about over there, so long?
LookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Blue?” said Lemuel.
SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
SwanverbUS /swɑːn/
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
They're
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From this reading “They're brown.”
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
We'll
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From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What were you two talking about over there, so long?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We'll take some Saturday afternoon for that, when we haven't got anything else to do; but it's Miss Swan that has the floor at present.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look here, old man,” said Berry compassionately, “do you think I've come down here to fool away my time talking about Miss Carver?
