adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading He did not come back again.
Alice
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From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He did not come back again.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He did not come back again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not come back again.
disappointedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
feedverbUS /fiːd/
provide as food
From this reading "I would like so much to see him and feed him," she said.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not come back again.
he's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I would like so much to see him and feed him," she said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would like so much to see him and feed him," she said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I would like so much to see him and feed him," she said.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I would like so much to see him and feed him," she said.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not come back again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
PigeonnounUS /ˈpɪdʒən/
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
plentynounUS /ˈplenti/
a full supply
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
poemnounUS /ˈpoʊəm/
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I would like so much to see him and feed him," she said.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I would like so much to see him and feed him," she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I would like so much to see him and feed him," she said.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I would like so much to see him and feed him," she said.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I would like so much to see him and feed him," she said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And then she would say over that sweet poem, "The City Pigeon," which her mother had given her to get by heart.
window-sill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But I know he's better off and happier at his own home, with a nice place to sleep in and plenty to eat, than sitting on a window-sill all night in a snow storm."
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading At first Alice, was disappointed, but this soon wore off, and only a feeling of pleasure remained.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would like so much to see him and feed him," she said.
