adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
aggregationnounUS /ˌæɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How’d we explain it at the office if they took ye?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “‘Sorry, Jimmy,’ says one of the policemen, ‘but it won’t do.
chaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
citizensnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
civicadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvɪk/
of or relating or belonging to a city
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
Darrel
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From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “‘Sorry, Jimmy,’ says one of the policemen, ‘but it won’t do.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
explainverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪn/
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading How’d we explain it at the office if they took ye?
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
gatheringsnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋz/
plural of “gathering” — a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
harmlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrmləs/
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
How'd
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From this reading How’d we explain it at the office if they took ye?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How’d we explain it at the office if they took ye?
infuriatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfjʊrieɪtɪd/
marked by extreme anger
From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “‘Sorry, Jimmy,’ says one of the policemen, ‘but it won’t do.
JimmyverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “‘Sorry, Jimmy,’ says one of the policemen, ‘but it won’t do.
Jist
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From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
mobnounUS /mɑːb/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
movin
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From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘Sorry, Jimmy,’ says one of the policemen, ‘but it won’t do.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading How’d we explain it at the office if they took ye?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘Sorry, Jimmy,’ says one of the policemen, ‘but it won’t do.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
plain-clothes
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From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
policemennounUS /pəˈliːsmɪn/
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading “‘Sorry, Jimmy,’ says one of the policemen, ‘but it won’t do.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “‘Sorry, Jimmy,’ says one of the policemen, ‘but it won’t do.
sivin
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From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
SorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “‘Sorry, Jimmy,’ says one of the policemen, ‘but it won’t do.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘Sorry, Jimmy,’ says one of the policemen, ‘but it won’t do.
There's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How’d we explain it at the office if they took ye?
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading How’d we explain it at the office if they took ye?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There’s three of us—me and Darrel and the plain-clothes man; and there’s only sivin thousand of the mob.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How’d we explain it at the office if they took ye?
we'll
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From this reading Jist chase the infuriated aggregation around the corner, Darrel, and we’ll be movin’ along to the station.’”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Sorry, Jimmy,’ says one of the policemen, ‘but it won’t do.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading How’d we explain it at the office if they took ye?
Yorker
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From this reading “Some of our gatherings of excited citizens have not been so harmless,” said the New Yorker, with a faint note of civic pride.
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