adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
bullnounUS /bʊl/
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Olaf made a deep sound in his throat.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
ExactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Exactly.
farmingnounUS /ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
I'm
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From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
it's
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From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
lightlyadverbUS /ˈlaɪtli/
without good reason
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Olaf made a deep sound in his throat.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
Mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
NilsnounUS /nɪlz/
plural of “nil” — a quantity of no importance
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
Olaf
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From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
persuadingverbUS /pərˈsweɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
settleverbUS /ˈsetəl/
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Olaf made a deep sound in his throat.
There's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Olaf made a deep sound in his throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think it's about ready to live in now--and I'm about ready to settle down.”
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nils saw his brother lower his big head (“Exactly like a bull,” he thought.) “Mother's been persuading me to slow down now, and go in for farming,” he went on lightly.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There's been some work put into it since you left,” Olaf remarked.
