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 fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
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 Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
altho
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From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “There was a fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
Bella
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From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
Betty
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From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “There was a fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
clas
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From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
condolencenounUS /kənˈdoʊləns/
an expression of sympathy with another's grief
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
cruellyadverbUS /ˈkruːli/
excessively
From this reading “There was a fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
DalnounUS /dæl/
a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
From this reading Dal was reading the first verse when she came.
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “There was a fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Dal was reading the first verse when she came.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “There was a fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Listen to this, Bella,” he said triumphantly:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “There was a fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
Jas
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From this reading “There was a fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
Jim's
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From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
LateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
ListenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen to this, Bella,” he said triumphantly:
maddeningadjectiveUS /ˈmædənɪŋ/
extremely annoying or displeasing
From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
MercernounUS /ˈmɜːrsər/
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “There was a fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
nas
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From this reading “There was a fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
rashnounUS /ræʃ/
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Dal was reading the first verse when she came.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Listen to this, Bella,” he said triumphantly:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dal was reading the first verse when she came.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There was a fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Listen to this, Bella,” he said triumphantly:
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
triumphantlyadverbUS /traɪˈʌmfəntli/
in a triumphant manner
From this reading “Listen to this, Bella,” he said triumphantly:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
versenounUS /vɜːrs/
literature in metrical form
From this reading Dal was reading the first verse when she came.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dal was reading the first verse when she came.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “There was a fat artist named Jas, Who cruelly called his friends nas.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When, altho’ shut up tight, He broke out over night With a rash that is maddening, he clas.”
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading Late that evening Betty Mercer and Dallas were writing verses of condolence to be signed by all of us and put under the door into Jim’s room when Bella came running down the stairs.
