adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'There was a fellow who had a studio over mine,' said Thompson.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading The academy by chance hung a portrait, so he left the army and turned portrait-painter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'He had been in the army and used to paint a bit.
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading 'He had been in the army and used to paint a bit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'He had been in the army and used to paint a bit.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading 'He had been in the army and used to paint a bit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The academy by chance hung a portrait, so he left the army and turned portrait-painter.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The academy by chance hung a portrait, so he left the army and turned portrait-painter.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading 'There was a fellow who had a studio over mine,' said Thompson.
GadnounUS /ɡæd/
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'There was a fellow who had a studio over mine,' said Thompson.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He had been in the army and used to paint a bit.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The academy by chance hung a portrait, so he left the army and turned portrait-painter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'He had been in the army and used to paint a bit.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The academy by chance hung a portrait, so he left the army and turned portrait-painter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'There was a fellow who had a studio over mine,' said Thompson.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading 'There was a fellow who had a studio over mine,' said Thompson.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading 'He had been in the army and used to paint a bit.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
portraitnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrət/
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading The academy by chance hung a portrait, so he left the army and turned portrait-painter.
portrait-painter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The academy by chance hung a portrait, so he left the army and turned portrait-painter.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'There was a fellow who had a studio over mine,' said Thompson.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The academy by chance hung a portrait, so he left the army and turned portrait-painter.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading 'There was a fellow who had a studio over mine,' said Thompson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'He had been in the army and used to paint a bit.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'There was a fellow who had a studio over mine,' said Thompson.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading 'There was a fellow who had a studio over mine,' said Thompson.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'He had been in the army and used to paint a bit.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The academy by chance hung a portrait, so he left the army and turned portrait-painter.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading 'He had been in the army and used to paint a bit.
Velasquez
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'There was a fellow who had a studio over mine,' said Thompson.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One day he saw a picture by Velasquez, and he understood how horrid were the red things he used to send to the academy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading 'There was a fellow who had a studio over mine,' said Thompson.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading He used to come down to see me; he used to say, "I wish I had never seen a picture, by Gad, it is driving me out of my mind."
