adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Which is rather a consoling thought to a lazy person like me.”
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 The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
AntonynounUS /ˈæntəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it makes it much harder, if we can’t really look properly.”
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From this reading “But it makes it much harder, if we can’t really look properly.”
consolingadjectiveUS /kənˈsoʊlɪŋ/
affording comfort or solace
From this reading Which is rather a consoling thought to a lazy person like me.”
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From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “But it makes it much harder, if we can’t really look properly.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading Which is rather a consoling thought to a lazy person like me.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Which is rather a consoling thought to a lazy person like me.”
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “But it makes it much harder, if we can’t really look properly.”
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “But it makes it much harder, if we can’t really look properly.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Which is rather a consoling thought to a lazy person like me.”
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean that we shan’t have time?”
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “But it makes it much harder, if we can’t really look properly.”
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither time nor opportunity.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Neither time nor opportunity.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
opportunitynounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Neither time nor opportunity.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading Which is rather a consoling thought to a lazy person like me.”
properlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːpərli/
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading “But it makes it much harder, if we can’t really look properly.”
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Which is rather a consoling thought to a lazy person like me.”
realizeverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “But it makes it much harder, if we can’t really look properly.”
ReverendnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
shan't
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From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
Theodore
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From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
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From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Which is rather a consoling thought to a lazy person like me.”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You mean that we shan’t have time?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
Usshernoun
Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Reverend Theodore Ussher “There’s one thing, which we have got to realize at once,” said Antony, “and that is that if we don’t find it easily, we shan’t find it at all.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean that we shan’t have time?”
