adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
ALISON
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From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading You fear for her safety?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You fear for her safety?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
GENERALadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
GiveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give yourself no uneasiness about her.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You fear for her safety?
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
hundredsnounUS /ˈhʌndrədz/
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
MERCEDES
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From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Give yourself no uneasiness about her.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
nursesnounUS /ˈnɜːrsəz/
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
peopledadjectiveUS /ˈpiːpəld/
furnished with people
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading You fear for her safety?
savagesnounUS /ˈsævədʒəz/
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
she's
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From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
spritenounUS /spraɪt/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dear me, she’s in a nursery! and she’s got more than eighteen hundred nurses.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
tribesnounUS /traɪbz/
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading Give yourself no uneasiness about her.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
VnounUS /viː/
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/
migratory
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading V GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES SHE has been with us a good nice long time, now.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are troubled about your sprite because this is such a wild frontier, hundreds of miles from civilization, and peopled only by wandering tribes of savages?
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Give yourself no uneasiness about her.
