adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, he wanted to make a complaint.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading And if you were passing later you'd hear him again, 'Tiens! is that a pint of wine there?
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And a minute later, 'If I don't speak, there's never a pint of wine there at all.'
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
captainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
commandantnounUS /ˌkɑːmənˈdɑːnt/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading "Well, he wanted to make a complaint.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
don't
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From this reading And a minute later, 'If I don't speak, there's never a pint of wine there at all.'
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, he wanted to make a complaint.
He'd
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From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading And if you were passing later you'd hear him again, 'Tiens! is that a pint of wine there?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And if you were passing later you'd hear him again, 'Tiens! is that a pint of wine there?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And a minute later, 'If I don't speak, there's never a pint of wine there at all.'
I'll
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From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And a minute later, 'If I don't speak, there's never a pint of wine there at all.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if you were passing later you'd hear him again, 'Tiens! is that a pint of wine there?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading And a minute later, 'If I don't speak, there's never a pint of wine there at all.'
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading "Well, he wanted to make a complaint.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading And a minute later, 'If I don't speak, there's never a pint of wine there at all.'
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And a minute later, 'If I don't speak, there's never a pint of wine there at all.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading And if you were passing later you'd hear him again, 'Tiens! is that a pint of wine there?
pintnounUS /paɪnt/
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
protestingverbUS /prəˈtestɪŋ/
-ing form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading And a minute later, 'If I don't speak, there's never a pint of wine there at all.'
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
there's
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From this reading And a minute later, 'If I don't speak, there's never a pint of wine there at all.'
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Every day he talked about protesting against all those things to the captain and the commandant.
Tiens
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From this reading And if you were passing later you'd hear him again, 'Tiens! is that a pint of wine there?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, he wanted to make a complaint.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Well, he wanted to make a complaint.
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 "Well, he wanted to make a complaint.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And if you were passing later you'd hear him again, 'Tiens! is that a pint of wine there?
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading And a minute later, 'If I don't speak, there's never a pint of wine there at all.'
wine'snounUS /waɪnz/
possessive form of “wine” — fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading He'd say after breakfast, 'I'll go and say it as sure as that pint of wine's there.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And if you were passing later you'd hear him again, 'Tiens! is that a pint of wine there?
you'd
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From this reading And if you were passing later you'd hear him again, 'Tiens! is that a pint of wine there?
