AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
BerrynounUS /ˈberi/
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading "I say, Dolly, where is your Mrs. Berry?"
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Jiminy!" he said, and he drew a sharp little whistle.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
can't
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From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
CLEVERadjectiveUS /ˈklevər/
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
connectverbUS /kəˈnekt/
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
didn't
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From this reading Mrs. Berry didn't do it."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mrs. Berry didn't do it."
DollynounUS /ˈdɑːli/
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "By Jiminy!" he said, and he drew a sharp little whistle.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By Jiminy!" he said, and he drew a sharp little whistle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
Hosmer
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From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Dolly, where is your Mrs. Berry?"
IDEAnounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I say, Dolly, where is your Mrs. Berry?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Berry didn't do it."
Jiminy
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From this reading "By Jiminy!" he said, and he drew a sharp little whistle.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "By Jiminy!" he said, and he drew a sharp little whistle.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
Mortimers
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From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I say, Dolly, where is your Mrs. Berry?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "By Jiminy!" he said, and he drew a sharp little whistle.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading "I say, Dolly, where is your Mrs. Berry?"
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "By Jiminy!" he said, and he drew a sharp little whistle.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
TednounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading A CLEVER IDEA Ted Hosmer looked at Dolly as she spoke, and a sudden light came into his eyes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "I say, Dolly, where is your Mrs. Berry?"
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading "By Jiminy!" he said, and he drew a sharp little whistle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, no, Ted," Dolly laughed, "you can't connect Mrs. Berry with this matter any more than you can the Mortimers' servants.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, Dolly, where is your Mrs. Berry?"
