adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
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 "That's all very well, Mr.--oh all right, all right, I won't say it.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
buyverbUS /baɪ/
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I wish to buy it as quickly as possible."
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading That cottage I have now found here in your village, and I have come to inquire its price.
Fritzing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading That cottage I have now found here in your village, and I have come to inquire its price.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading That cottage I have now found here in your village, and I have come to inquire its price.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wish to buy it as quickly as possible."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That cottage I have now found here in your village, and I have come to inquire its price.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "That's all very well, Mr.--oh all right, all right, I won't say it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That cottage I have now found here in your village, and I have come to inquire its price.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
ohnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "That's all very well, Mr.--oh all right, all right, I won't say it.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I wish to buy it as quickly as possible."
pricenounUS /praɪs/
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading That cottage I have now found here in your village, and I have come to inquire its price.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading I wish to buy it as quickly as possible."
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
remainingadjectiveUS /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
not used up
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
retiredadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrd/
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's all very well, Mr.--oh all right, all right, I won't say it.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading "That's all very well, Mr.--oh all right, all right, I won't say it.
searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
spendverbUS /spend/
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That cottage I have now found here in your village, and I have come to inquire its price.
That's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all very well, Mr.--oh all right, all right, I won't say it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I am not dressed up as anything, sir," said Fritzing coming in rather hurriedly.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "That's all very well, Mr.--oh all right, all right, I won't say it.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading That cottage I have now found here in your village, and I have come to inquire its price.
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 "That's all very well, Mr.--oh all right, all right, I won't say it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish to buy it as quickly as possible."
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all very well, Mr.--oh all right, all right, I won't say it.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading "I am a retired teacher of the German tongue, and have come down from London in search of a cottage in which to spend my remaining years.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That cottage I have now found here in your village, and I have come to inquire its price.
