adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Judge Penniman was among these.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this element was speedily silenced.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
carpers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
conduciveadjectiveUS /kənˈduːsɪv/
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
Cushman's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
draynounUS /dreɪ/
a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading But this element was speedily silenced.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
JudgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Judge Penniman was among these.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
overnightadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt/
during or for the length of one night
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
Penniman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Penniman was among these.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
silencedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənst/
reduced to silence
From this reading But this element was speedily silenced.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
speedilyadverbUS /ˈspiːdəli/
with speed
From this reading But this element was speedily silenced.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
teensnounUS /tiːnz/
the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Judge Penniman was among these.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this element was speedily silenced.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
tranquillitynounUS /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
Trimble
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
trucknounUS /trʌk/
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading A large truck in sole charge of a boy--still in his teens, as the judge put it--was not conducive to public tranquillity.
wagenounUS /weɪdʒ/
something that remunerates
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now school was over for another summer and Trimble Cushman's dray could be driven at a good wage--by a boy overnight become a man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were still carpers who would regard him as a menace to life and limb.
