againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
Bascom
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From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
BenjaminnounUS /ˈbendʒəmən/
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading Your loving brother, Benjamin.”
BennienounUS /ˈbeni/
a form of amphetamine
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Your loving brother, Benjamin.”
BROWNnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
callernounUS /ˈkɔːlər/
a social or business visitor
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
CHANGESnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
DnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
fearedverbUS /fɪrd/
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
heartbreaksnounUS /ˈhɑːrtbreɪks/
plural of “heartbreak” — intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
JOHNnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
loathedverbUS /loʊðd/
past form of “loathe” — find repugnant
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Your loving brother, Benjamin.”
matrimonialadjectiveUS /ˌmætrəˈmoʊniəl/
of or relating to the state of marriage
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
NAMEverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
sister-in-lawnounUS /ˈsɪstərɪnlɔː/
the sister of your spouse
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “JOHN BROWN” CHANGES HIS NAME “So we shall soon be together again as of old.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sentence which had met his eyes as he picked up the note which his caller had dropped was still before them, burned into his memory.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “Bennie D.”! the loathed and feared and hated Bennie D., cause of all the Bascom matrimonial heartbreaks, had written to say that he and his sister-in-law were soon to be together as they used to be.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your loving brother, Benjamin.”
