adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
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 They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
BrownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
engagementsnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənts/
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading The injustice of it hurt me most.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
injusticenounUS /ˌɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/
an unjust act
From this reading The injustice of it hurt me most.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The injustice of it hurt me most.
jollificationnoun
a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
kindsnounUS /kaɪndz/
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The injustice of it hurt me most.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The injustice of it hurt me most.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
shovelnounUS /ˈʃʌvəl/
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I, who suffered ten times to their one!
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I, who suffered ten times to their one!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I, who suffered ten times to their one!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I, who suffered ten times to their one!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
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 I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I, who suffered ten times to their one!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall never forget what Dallas Brown said to me, standing with a coal shovel in one hand and a--well, perhaps it would be better to tell it all in the order it happened.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers and every one--but ourselves--laughed himself black in the face, they turned on ME!
