affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading Those are comparatively easy questions to answer."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those are comparatively easy questions to answer."
ArrivesverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
attachmentnounUS /əˈtætʃmənt/
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading But the stopping of the clockwork attachment of course made the bomb harmless.
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
bombnounUS /bɑːm/
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the stopping of the clockwork attachment of course made the bomb harmless.
clockworknounUS /ˈklɑːkwɜːrk/
any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
From this reading But the stopping of the clockwork attachment of course made the bomb harmless.
CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading Those are comparatively easy questions to answer."
ConstructionnounUS /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
the act of constructing something
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading But the stopping of the clockwork attachment of course made the bomb harmless.
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
discussedverbUS /dɪˈskʌst/
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Those are comparatively easy questions to answer."
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
explosiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsploʊsɪv/
serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
harmlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrmləs/
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading But the stopping of the clockwork attachment of course made the bomb harmless.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
locomotivenounUS /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/
most important element
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
Ned
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From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
Newton'snounUS /ˈnuːtənz/
possessive form of “newton” — English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
overheardverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
packagenounUS /ˈpækədʒ/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
particularsnounUS /pərˈtɪkjələrz/
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
piecesnounUS /ˈpiːsəz/
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
proveverbUS /pruːv/
be shown or be found to be
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Those are comparatively easy questions to answer."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
shedverbUS /ʃed/
get rid of
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading But the stopping of the clockwork attachment of course made the bomb harmless.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
SwiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
Swift'snounUS /swɪfts/
possessive form of “swift” — United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
testedadjectiveUS /ˈtestɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those are comparatively easy questions to answer."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
Try-Out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
water-soaked
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From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Try-Out Day Arrives It did not need Ned Newton's story of what he had overheard at the bank to prove that an attempt had been made to blow to pieces Tom Swift's electric locomotive before even it had been tested.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "The main thing to be explained," Tom said, when he and his father and Ned discussed the particulars of the affair, "is not who did it, or what it was done for.
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading An examination of the water-soaked package in the open yard of the shops of the Swift Construction Company, proved that there was enough explosive in the bomb to blow the shed itself to pieces.
