adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
ballnounUS /bɔːl/
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
bloodvessels
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From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
das-a
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From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
distendedverbUS /dɪˈstendɪd/
past form of “distend” — become wider
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
flutenounUS /fluːt/
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I got somet'ing good for you.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I got somet'ing for you from”--he paused and waved his hand--“Hongarie.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
funnounUS /fʌn/
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got somet'ing good for you.”
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “I got somet'ing for you from”--he paused and waved his hand--“Hongarie.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
Hongarie
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From this reading “I got somet'ing for you from”--he paused and waved his hand--“Hongarie.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got somet'ing good for you.”
Joe
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From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
liddle
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From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
NilsnounUS /nɪlz/
plural of “nil” — a quantity of no importance
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “I got somet'ing for you from”--he paused and waved his hand--“Hongarie.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
somet'ing
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From this reading I got somet'ing good for you.”
tappingnounUS /ˈtæpɪŋ/
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
tinyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪni/
very small
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
wavedverbUS /weɪvd/
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “I got somet'ing for you from”--he paused and waved his hand--“Hongarie.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Ah, das-a good' Now we have some liddle fun like old times.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
winkedverbUS /wɪŋkt/
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading Joe shook his finger at Nils and winked his blue eye, a bright clear eye, full of fire, though the tiny bloodvessels on the ball were always a little distended.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You bring de flute,” he cried, tapping the leather case under Nils' arm.
