adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
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 We all have our shortcomings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even then, however, I was not so shy as she.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was a shy young man at that time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
complainverbUS /kəmˈpleɪn/
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
datenounUS /deɪt/
the specified day of the month
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even then, however, I was not so shy as she.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We all have our shortcomings.
honeymoonnounUS /ˈhʌnimuːn/
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Even then, however, I was not so shy as she.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was a shy young man at that time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I was a shy young man at that time.
ManyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even then, however, I was not so shy as she.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We all have our shortcomings.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even then, however, I was not so shy as she.
shortcomingsnounUS /ˈʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋz/
plural of “shortcoming” — a failing or deficiency
From this reading We all have our shortcomings.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading I was a shy young man at that time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even then, however, I was not so shy as she.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was a shy young man at that time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I was a shy young man at that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Many complain of my reserve to this day, but then some girls expect too much from a man.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a shy young man at that time.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all have our shortcomings.
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 My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
worstnounUS /wɜːrst/
the least favorable outcome
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading My very worst honeymoon experience took place in the South of England in eighteen hundred and—well, never mind the exact date, let us say a few years ago.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I was a shy young man at that time.
