adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “She might,” said Mark, after reflecting a moment.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “She might,” said Mark, after reflecting a moment.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
can't
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From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
candy-pull
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From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
cannot
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From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
Cephas
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From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
clerk'snounUS /klɜːrks/
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
ColenounUS /koʊl/
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
Ellen
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From this reading But I'll tell Ellen if you say so; she's got plenty of grit.”
embarrassedadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəst/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But I'll tell Ellen if you say so; she's got plenty of grit.”
gritnounUS /ɡrɪt/
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
From this reading But I'll tell Ellen if you say so; she's got plenty of grit.”
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
I'll
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From this reading But I'll tell Ellen if you say so; she's got plenty of grit.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “She might,” said Mark, after reflecting a moment.
marryverbUS /ˈmeri/
take in marriage
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She might,” said Mark, after reflecting a moment.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading “She might,” said Mark, after reflecting a moment.
Morrill
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From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I'll tell Ellen if you say so; she's got plenty of grit.”
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
PhoebenounUS /ˈfiːbi/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
plentynounUS /ˈplenti/
a full supply
From this reading But I'll tell Ellen if you say so; she's got plenty of grit.”
reflectingadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪŋ/
causing reflection or having a device that reflects
From this reading “She might,” said Mark, after reflecting a moment.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She might,” said Mark, after reflecting a moment.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading But I'll tell Ellen if you say so; she's got plenty of grit.”
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She might,” said Mark, after reflecting a moment.
she's
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From this reading But I'll tell Ellen if you say so; she's got plenty of grit.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I'll tell Ellen if you say so; she's got plenty of grit.”
swopnoun
an equal exchange
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading But I'll tell Ellen if you say so; she's got plenty of grit.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
there's
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From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading We cannot take Lucy Morrill and Phoebe Day and Cephas Cole, because it would be too hard on the horse; and besides, I might get embarrassed at the town clerk's office and marry the wrong girl; or you might swop me off for Cephas!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She is very devoted to you, and perhaps she could keep a secret; she never has, but there's always a first time.
