adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
absurdadjectiveUS /əbˈsɜːrd/
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
accentuatedverbUS /ækˈsentʃuːeɪtɪd/
past form of “accentuate” — to stress, single out as important
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
automaticallyadverbUS /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/
in a reflex manner
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
billiard-ball
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From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
chatteringnounUS /ˈtʃætərɪŋ/
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
ClimbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
compactnounUS /ˈkɑːmpækt/
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
GoldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
humverbUS /hʌm/
sing with closed lips
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
jabberverb
talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
kindlinessnoun
friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
landladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
mobileadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊbəl/
migratory
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
paradenounUS /pərˈeɪd/
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
popularadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːpjələr/
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
prattleverbUS /ˈprætəl/
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
quoteverbUS /kwoʊt/
repeat a passage from
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
referverbUS /rəˈfɜːr/
make reference to
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
robustadjectiveUS /roʊˈbʌst/
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
sillyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪli/
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
spousenounUS /spaʊs/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
StairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her prattle was so full of, "My husband says, says my husband," that it seemed as though the chief purpose of her jabber was to parade her married state and to hear herself talk of her spouse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
UpadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
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 She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was a good-natured, silly creature, and her smile, which automatically shut her eyes and opened her mouth from ear to ear, accentuated her kindliness as well as her lack of sense.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading MY landlady was a robust little woman, compact and mobile as a billiard-ball, continually bustling about, chattering and smiling or laughing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When she did not talk she would hum or sing at the top of her absurd voice the then popular American song "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs."
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading She told me the very next day that she had been married less than a year, and one of the first things I noticed about her was the pleasure it gave her to refer to her husband or to quote him.
