Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
22
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading August 22.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am somewhat confused about the beginning of our talk.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am somewhat confused about the beginning of our talk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
any
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
August
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading August 22.
away
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
battery
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
beard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
bearded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
becoming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
begin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am somewhat confused about the beginning of our talk.
beginnings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
came
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
cavalry
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
charge
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
child's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
colorless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
confused
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am somewhat confused about the beginning of our talk.
Cousin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
destructive
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
disconcertingly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
existence
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
face
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
feel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
got
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
guns
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
hasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
hill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
interview
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
Kathie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
kind
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
later
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
leading
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
led
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
letter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
lurid
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
mad
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
Mehitable
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
most
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
Mr
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I am somewhat confused about the beginning of our talk.
performance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
pities
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
proposition
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
slipped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
somehow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
somewhat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am somewhat confused about the beginning of our talk.
talk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am somewhat confused about the beginning of our talk.
tame
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got so excited later that the tame beginnings have slipped away; but I know I said I had come to make a proposition about Kathie, and somehow I led up to the child's mad performance the other day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
Thurston
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
too
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cousin Mehitable, in a letter which came this morning, pities me because of my colorless existence; but I begin to feel that life is becoming too lurid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have to-day bearded--no, Mr. Thurston hasn't any beard; but I have had my interview with him, and I feel as if I had been leading a cavalry charge up a hill in the face of a battery of whatever kind of guns are most disconcertingly destructive.
