adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
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 “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Years!
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Perhaps not, but at any rate _you_ have another, though you don’t seem to have told it to her.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Perhaps not, but at any rate _you_ have another, though you don’t seem to have told it to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
Bastin
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From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
Bickley
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From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Perhaps not, but at any rate _you_ have another, though you don’t seem to have told it to her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
ChristianadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstʃən/
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
don't
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From this reading “Perhaps not, but at any rate _you_ have another, though you don’t seem to have told it to her.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
FiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Years!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Perhaps not, but at any rate _you_ have another, though you don’t seem to have told it to her.
HundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Years!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Perhaps not, but at any rate _you_ have another, though you don’t seem to have told it to her.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know no other,” I said.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I know no other,” I said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Perhaps not, but at any rate _you_ have another, though you don’t seem to have told it to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps not, but at any rate _you_ have another, though you don’t seem to have told it to her.
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “Perhaps not, but at any rate _you_ have another, though you don’t seem to have told it to her.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
sourverbUS /ˈsaʊər/
go sour or spoil
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Perhaps not, but at any rate _you_ have another, though you don’t seem to have told it to her.
ThousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Years!
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Perhaps not, but at any rate _you_ have another, though you don’t seem to have told it to her.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Years!
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I never knew people begin to call each other by their Christian names so soon,” added Bastin, looking at me with a suspicious eye.
YearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Years!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You seem to have made the best of your time, old fellow,” said Bickley in rather a sour voice.
