AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
assistverbUS /əˈsɪst/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
grandmother'snounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðərz/
possessive form of “grandmother” — the mother of your father or mother
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
GreennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading 'Never mind,' she said.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'Never mind,' she said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
postverbUS /poʊst/
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Never mind,' she said.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Never mind,' she said.
stayedverbUS /steɪd/
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
Warborne
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From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'A fortnight hence will do as well.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As he stayed to assist the other men I told him I would go on to your house with the letters he had brought.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'And I have these for you,' he continued.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Your man Green was passing my grandmother's on his way back from Warborne, where he had been, he says, for any letters that had come for you by the evening post.
