adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I wonder, if I refuse to housekeep, whether I 'll get--a better offer.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
BaptistnounUS /ˈbæptəst/
follower of Baptistic doctrines
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
Baxter
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From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I wonder, if I refuse to housekeep, whether I 'll get--a better offer.
coffinnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wonder if I could manage him if I got him!
covertlyadverbUS /koʊˈvɜːrtli/
in a covert manner
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I wonder, if I refuse to housekeep, whether I 'll get--a better offer.
glancingverbUS /ˈɡlænsɪŋ/
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I wonder if I could manage him if I got him!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
he's
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From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
housekeepverb
maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household
From this reading I wonder, if I refuse to housekeep, whether I 'll get--a better offer.
how
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From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
I'd
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From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder, if I refuse to housekeep, whether I 'll get--a better offer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
ll
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From this reading I wonder, if I refuse to housekeep, whether I 'll get--a better offer.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
manageverbUS /ˈmænədʒ/
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading I wonder if I could manage him if I got him!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
meeting-house
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From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
nailverbUS /neɪl/
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I wonder, if I refuse to housekeep, whether I 'll get--a better offer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
OrthodoxadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrθədɑːks/
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
pewnounUS /pjuː/
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
refuseverbUS /rəˈfjuːz/
show unwillingness towards
From this reading I wonder, if I refuse to housekeep, whether I 'll get--a better offer.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
snubbedverbUS /snʌbd/
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
tailnounUS /teɪl/
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
tempernounUS /ˈtempər/
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “His evil temper must have driven more than one nail in his coffin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I'd rather like to sit in the Baxter pew at the Orthodox meeting-house after the way some of the Baptist sisters have snubbed me since I come here.”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I wonder, if I refuse to housekeep, whether I 'll get--a better offer.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder how long he's likely to live,” she thought, glancing at him covertly, out of the tail of her eye.
