AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SHORT GLANCE OVER THE SHOULDER.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I never thought about it," said Peregrine.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He learned it at college, and on this wise.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He learned it at college, and on this wise.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
coatnounUS /koʊt/
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading He learned it at college, and on this wise.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
fellow-student
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From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
GLANCEverbUS /ɡlæns/
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading A SHORT GLANCE OVER THE SHOULDER.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He learned it at college, and on this wise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
hitverbUS /hɪt/
cause to move by striking
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
humoristnounUS /ˈhjuːmərəst/
someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never thought about it," said Peregrine.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He learned it at college, and on this wise.
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading He learned it at college, and on this wise.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never thought about it," said Peregrine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He learned it at college, and on this wise.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A SHORT GLANCE OVER THE SHOULDER.
PalmernounUS /ˈpɑːmər/
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
PeregrinenounUS /ˈperəɡriːn/
a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
philologynoun
the humanistic study of language and literature
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I never thought about it," said Peregrine.
SHORTadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading A SHORT GLANCE OVER THE SHOULDER.
SHOULDERverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading A SHORT GLANCE OVER THE SHOULDER.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SHORT GLANCE OVER THE SHOULDER.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He learned it at college, and on this wise.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I never thought about it," said Peregrine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Peregrine was the first of the Palmer family to learn that there was a Palmer coat of arms.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading He learned it at college, and on this wise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day a fellow-student, who pleased himself with what he called philology, remarked that his father must have been a hit of a humorist to name him Peregrine:--"except indeed it be a family name!" he added.
