adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
airshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'd like to have you meet my father, and a friend of his, Mr. Damon.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
CZARnounUS /zɑːr/
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
DamonnounUS /ˈdeɪmən/
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading "I'd like to have you meet my father, and a friend of his, Mr. Damon.
doesn't
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From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I'd like to have you meet my father, and a friend of his, Mr. Damon.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I'd like to have you meet my father, and a friend of his, Mr. Damon.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Most likely he'll go to Siberia with us, if his wife will let him.
HANDnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'd like to have you meet my father, and a friend of his, Mr. Damon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
he'll
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From this reading Most likely he'll go to Siberia with us, if his wife will let him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Most likely he'll go to Siberia with us, if his wife will let him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'd like to have you meet my father, and a friend of his, Mr. Damon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
I'd
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From this reading "I'd like to have you meet my father, and a friend of his, Mr. Damon.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Most likely he'll go to Siberia with us, if his wife will let him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
inventornounUS /ˌɪnˈventər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
Ivan
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From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
largeradjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Most likely he'll go to Siberia with us, if his wife will let him.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'd like to have you meet my father, and a friend of his, Mr. Damon.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Most likely he'll go to Siberia with us, if his wife will let him.
magnetonoun
a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading "I'd like to have you meet my father, and a friend of his, Mr. Damon.
MostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most likely he'll go to Siberia with us, if his wife will let him.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I'd like to have you meet my father, and a friend of his, Mr. Damon.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'd like to have you meet my father, and a friend of his, Mr. Damon.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I'd like to talk some plans over with you."
Petrofsky
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From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
plansnounUS /plænz/
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading I'd like to talk some plans over with you."
preferverbUS /prəˈfɜːr/
like better; value more highly
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
repairsnounUS /rɪˈperz/
plural of “repair” — the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
SiberianounUS /saɪˈbɪriə/
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading Most likely he'll go to Siberia with us, if his wife will let him.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'd like to talk some plans over with you."
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I'd like to talk some plans over with you."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
to-day
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From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Most likely he'll go to Siberia with us, if his wife will let him.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Most likely he'll go to Siberia with us, if his wife will let him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Most likely he'll go to Siberia with us, if his wife will let him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
won't
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From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE HAND OF THE CZAR "Then you won't take a ride with me to-day?" asked the young inventor, of the Russian, as he completed the repairs to the magneto.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shall certainly call on you," answered Ivan Petrofsky, "but," he added with a smile, "I think I should prefer to take my first ride in your larger airship--the one that doesn't come down so often."
