adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
avoidingverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
Bartley's
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From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be it as it might, the game was up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
coinverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
conjecturing
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From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
foolnounUS /fuːl/
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Be it as it might, the game was up.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
hour'snounUS /ˈaʊərz/
possessive form of “hour” — a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
JacknounUS /dʒæk/
a small worthless amount
From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
JACK'SnounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
lightedadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəd/
set afire or burning
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
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 MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
MADadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Be it as it might, the game was up.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
others
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From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
palnounUS /pæl/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
sakenounUS /seɪk/
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
suspicionnounUS /səˈspɪʃən/
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Be it as it might, the game was up.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
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 MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
