Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
announced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
approach
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
bear
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
comes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
commanded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
cutter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
farming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
forty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
gateway
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
he'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Lane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
loaded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
Maxwell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
NAMEnounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
phoned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
pockets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
treatise
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
view
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
wager
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
Well
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
WHAT'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
window
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.