AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “He’s the best shot of us three.”
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
can't
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From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
DenounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
don't
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” spoke Jerry modestly, but Mr. De Vere handed him the rifle.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
handedadjectiveUS /ˈhændəd/
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” spoke Jerry modestly, but Mr. De Vere handed him the rifle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
He's
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From this reading “He’s the best shot of us three.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” spoke Jerry modestly, but Mr. De Vere handed him the rifle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
I'm
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From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
INFLUENCEnounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Let Jerry try,” suggested Ned.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” spoke Jerry modestly, but Mr. De Vere handed him the rifle.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let Jerry try,” suggested Ned.
marksmannounUS /ˈmɑːrksmən/
someone skilled in shooting
From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
Maurice
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
modestlyadverbUS /ˈmɑːdəstli/
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” spoke Jerry modestly, but Mr. De Vere handed him the rifle.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” spoke Jerry modestly, but Mr. De Vere handed him the rifle.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
of an obscure nature
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
Ned
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From this reading “Let Jerry try,” suggested Ned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” spoke Jerry modestly, but Mr. De Vere handed him the rifle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
rifleverbUS /ˈraɪfəl/
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
shootingnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “He’s the best shot of us three.”
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” spoke Jerry modestly, but Mr. De Vere handed him the rifle.
suggestedverbUS /səˈdʒestɪd/
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Let Jerry try,” suggested Ned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “He’s the best shot of us three.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Let Jerry try,” suggested Ned.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He’s the best shot of us three.”
Vere
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I’m a pretty good marksman, but I can’t do anything when I have this broken arm.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE “One of you boys will have to do the shooting,” said Maurice De Vere, as he came out on the small forward deck with his rifle.
