Spencer Parks

The Dictionary

I read the English Dictionary in short sections, comment on it, make bad jokes, and sometimes sing little songs. I hope it’s more entertaining than just reading the dictionary alone. It’s an evolving project so the letter ”A” had lower quality, plus less commenting and jokes.

Author

Spencer Parks

Category

Education

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

#A72 (adventurous to adverse) 21.04.2019

I read from adventurous to adverse. A lot of adverb talk and you could say I do it "adverbially" (I have no idea if that's the right usage, probably isn't).  dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A71 (advantaged to adventurism) 20.04.2019

I read from advantaged to adventurism. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A70 (advance to advantage) 19.04.2019

I read from advance to advantage. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A69 (adult education to advance) 18.04.2019

I read from adult education to advance. Lots of adultery words in this episode.  dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A68 (adrenocorticosteroid to adult) 17.04.2019

I read from adrenocorticosteroid to adult. Nope, ALD and ALS don't seem to be related, word-wise. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A67 (adorn to adrenocortical) 16.04.2019

I read from adorn to adrenocortical. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A66 (Adonis to adore) 15.04.2019

I read from Adonis to adore. Had a technical issue partway through recording this episode.  You'll get to hear all about it! dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A65 (admittance to Adonai) 14.04.2019

I read from admittance to Adonai. Turns out the company Adobe got it's name from a creek.  https://highnames.com/adobe-company-name-origin/ dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A64 (admiral to admit) 13.04.2019

I read from admiral to admit. Butterflies!  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphalidae dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A63 (ad loc to admirable) 12.04.2019

I read from ad loc to admirable. Yes, I pronounced "administratrix" wrong at first, but I eventually got there.   dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A62 (adjustable rate mortgage to ad libitum) 11.04.2019

I read from adjustable rate mortgage to ad libitum. The saga of the lips trudges on. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A61 (adjoin to adjust) 10.04.2019

I read from adjoin to adjust. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A60 (adipocere to adjective) 09.04.2019

I read from adipocere to adjective. Mini-shout out to Michael Cera! Throwback to a previous episode where I talked about the opposite of Deja Vu.  dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A59 (adhesion to adipic acid) 08.04.2019

I read from adhesion to adipic acid. Adieu and Adios until next time! dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A58 (adenyl cyclase to adherent) 07.04.2019

I read from adenyl cyclase to adherent. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A57 (-adelphous to adenylate cyclase) 06.04.2019

I read from -adelphous to adenylate cyclase. Lots of fun science words in this episode.  By the way, uracil is in fact part of RNA (this will make more sense after you listen).  dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A56 (address to Adélie penguin) 05.04.2019

I read from address to Adélie penguin. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A55 (Addison's Disease to address) 04.04.2019

I read from Addison's Disease to address. Do you know why the 14 century plays such a big role in the English we speak these days?  If so, please send me a message on one of these forms of social media.  I'm also going to look it up myself.  dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A54 (ADD to add-in) 03.04.2019

I read from ADD to add-in. I speak a bit about ADD (attention deficit disorder) and dealing with it.  dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A53 (adaptable to add) 02.04.2019

I read from adaptable to add. I never actually verbalized the last word!  Apologies. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A52 (adage to adapt) 01.04.2019

Happy April Fool's Day!  No, this is not a joke!  Well, I guess it kind of is, but it is real.  I really am reading the dictionary.  I read from adage to adapt. You'll hear a personal story about the term Adam's apple.  It's riveting.  dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A51 (acute to ADA) 31.03.2019

I read from acute to ADA. In this episode you'll learn a little bit about my great-grandma Ada. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A50 (actually to acupuncture) 30.03.2019

I read from actually to acupuncture. Have you ever had acupuncture?  Let me know on these forms of social media: dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

#A49 (active transport to actualize) 29.03.2019

I read from active transport to actualize. I have a little tangent about the words "actor" and "actress".  dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.patreon.com/spejampar https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

#A48 (activate to active site) 28.03.2019

I read from activate to active site. This episode includes the new record holder (I think) for most definitions.  13 main definitions and an additional 8 sub-definitions bringing it to a whopping total of 21! Astounding! dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.patreon.com/spejampar https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

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