adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
actingnounUS /ˈæktɪŋ/
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading Dal had been acting strangely all day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
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 Dal had been acting strangely all day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
apologynounUS /əˈpɑːlədʒiː/
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At my earliest opportunity I went to Max.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dal had been acting strangely all day.
clubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
DalnounUS /dæl/
a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
From this reading Dal had been acting strangely all day.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Dal had been acting strangely all day.
doubledadjectiveUS /ˈdʌbəld/
twice as great or many
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
dummynounUS /ˈdʌmi/
a person who does not talk
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading At my earliest opportunity I went to Max.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
envelopenounUS /ˈenvəloʊp/
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dal had been acting strangely all day.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has been acting strangely all day, and just now he was making out a list--names and numbers.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is something the matter with Dal, Max,” I volunteered.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “He has been acting strangely all day, and just now he was making out a list--names and numbers.”
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
listverbUS /lɪst/
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “He has been acting strangely all day, and just now he was making out a list--names and numbers.”
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “He has been acting strangely all day, and just now he was making out a list--names and numbers.”
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “There is something the matter with Dal, Max,” I volunteered.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading At my earliest opportunity I went to Max.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At my earliest opportunity I went to Max.
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “He has been acting strangely all day, and just now he was making out a list--names and numbers.”
numbersnounUS /ˈnʌmbərz/
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
opportunitynounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading At my earliest opportunity I went to Max.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “He has been acting strangely all day, and just now he was making out a list--names and numbers.”
puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There is something the matter with Dal, Max,” I volunteered.
strangelyadverbUS /ˈstreɪndʒli/
in a strange manner
From this reading Dal had been acting strangely all day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is something the matter with Dal, Max,” I volunteered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At my earliest opportunity I went to Max.
trumpverbUS /trʌmp/
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
volunteeredverbUS /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪrd/
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading “There is something the matter with Dal, Max,” I volunteered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has been acting strangely all day, and just now he was making out a list--names and numbers.”
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At my earliest opportunity I went to Max.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “There is something the matter with Dal, Max,” I volunteered.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading Once, early in the evening, when I had doubled no trump, he led me a club without apology, and later on, during his dummy, I saw him writing our names on the back of an envelope, and putting numbers after them.
