adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Meanwhile a great man was coming into power.
AbrahamnounUS /ˈeɪbrəhæm/
the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading This was Abraham Lincoln.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But in spite of his miserable and narrow surroundings Lincoln grew up to be a great, broad-minded loveable man.
broad-mindedadjective
incapable of being shocked
From this reading But in spite of his miserable and narrow surroundings Lincoln grew up to be a great, broad-minded loveable man.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in spite of his miserable and narrow surroundings Lincoln grew up to be a great, broad-minded loveable man.
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Meanwhile a great man was coming into power.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile a great man was coming into power.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But in spite of his miserable and narrow surroundings Lincoln grew up to be a great, broad-minded loveable man.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Meanwhile a great man was coming into power.
KentuckynounUS /kənˈtʌki/
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading This was Abraham Lincoln.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
loveableadjective
having characteristics that attract love or affection
From this reading But in spite of his miserable and narrow surroundings Lincoln grew up to be a great, broad-minded loveable man.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Meanwhile a great man was coming into power.
MeanwhileadverbUS /ˈmiːnwaɪl/
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile a great man was coming into power.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading But in spite of his miserable and narrow surroundings Lincoln grew up to be a great, broad-minded loveable man.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading But in spite of his miserable and narrow surroundings Lincoln grew up to be a great, broad-minded loveable man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Meanwhile a great man was coming into power.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading But in spite of his miserable and narrow surroundings Lincoln grew up to be a great, broad-minded loveable man.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading But in spite of his miserable and narrow surroundings Lincoln grew up to be a great, broad-minded loveable man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Abraham Lincoln.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in spite of his miserable and narrow surroundings Lincoln grew up to be a great, broad-minded loveable man.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But in spite of his miserable and narrow surroundings Lincoln grew up to be a great, broad-minded loveable man.
utmostadjectiveUS /ˈʌtmoʊst/
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile a great man was coming into power.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was the son of very poor people and his earliest days were spent in the utmost poverty and want.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
wretchedadjectiveUS /ˈretʃɪd/
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading His home in Kentucky was a wretched little log cabin without doors or windows, and the bare earth for a floor.
