AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After all, it seems no surprise to me that your father is dead.
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 “After all, it seems no surprise to me that your father is dead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
bloomedverbUS /bluːmd/
past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “After all, it seems no surprise to me that your father is dead.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “After all, it seems no surprise to me that your father is dead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That is the reason I have seldom watched for him these last weeks.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “After all, it seems no surprise to me that your father is dead.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I must have known that it was no use!”
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading That is the reason I have seldom watched for him these last weeks.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
Mayflowers
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From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “After all, it seems no surprise to me that your father is dead.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “After all, it seems no surprise to me that your father is dead.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading That is the reason I have seldom watched for him these last weeks.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “After all, it seems no surprise to me that your father is dead.
seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/
not often
From this reading That is the reason I have seldom watched for him these last weeks.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “After all, it seems no surprise to me that your father is dead.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “After all, it seems no surprise to me that your father is dead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading That is the reason I have seldom watched for him these last weeks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading I must have known that it was no use!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I must have known that it was no use!”
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading That is the reason I have seldom watched for him these last weeks.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading That is the reason I have seldom watched for him these last weeks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading He said he would come back when the Mayflowers bloomed, and when I saw the autumn leaves I knew that six months must have gone and he would never stay away from us for six months without writing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I gave it to my husband when you were born, my son!” she sobbed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “After all, it seems no surprise to me that your father is dead.
