adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
AldermannounUS /ˈɔːldərmən/
a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
benchnounUS /bentʃ/
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
Dennis
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From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
eagerlyadverbUS /ˈiːɡərli/
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
envelopenounUS /ˈenvəloʊp/
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
Fagan
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From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
GoatsnounUS /ɡoʊts/
plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Put them in the water and see if they will swim.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Put them in the water and see if they will swim.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
Jeffersonville
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From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
KeepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
messengernounUS /ˈmesəndʒər/
a person who carries a message
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
MichaelnounUS /ˈmaɪkəl/
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “Michael Toole, Alderman, Jeffersonville,” they read.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
PutverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Put them in the water and see if they will swim.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
rusticadjectiveUS /ˈrʌstɪk/
characteristic of rural life
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
sadlyadverbUS /ˈsædli/
in an unfortunate way
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Put them in the water and see if they will swim.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading “Put them in the water and see if they will swim.
telegraphnounUS /ˈteləɡræf/
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Michael Toole, Alderman, Jeffersonville,” they read.
Toole
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From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
Toole's
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From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
torenounUS /tɔːr/
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Alderman Toole grasped the envelope eagerly and tore it open, and Fagan leaned over his shoulder as he read it:
WaternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Keeper of the Water Goats and Alderman Toole were sitting on a rustic bench looking sadly at the water goats when the Jeffersonville telegraph messenger brought them Dennis Toole's answer.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Put them in the water and see if they will swim.
