aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
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 In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom and Jack bowed.
aren't
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From this reading “Well, aren't you glad to see her?” demanded Bessie.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
Bessie
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From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Tom and Jack bowed.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
demandedverbUS /dɪˈmændəd/
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Well, aren't you glad to see her?” demanded Bessie.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Well, aren't you glad to see her?” demanded Bessie.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, aren't you glad to see her?” demanded Bessie.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought I'd surprise you.”
I'd
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From this reading “I thought I'd surprise you.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
JacknounUS /dʒæk/
a small worthless amount
From this reading Tom and Jack bowed.
linesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, aren't you glad to see her?” demanded Bessie.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought I'd surprise you.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, aren't you glad to see her?” demanded Bessie.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading Tom and Jack bowed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In fact, so great was their surprise at first that this was all they could do.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, aren't you glad to see her?” demanded Bessie.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then they stared first at Bessie and then at the other girl--the sister of Harry, their chum, who was somewhere, dead or alive, behind the German lines.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, aren't you glad to see her?” demanded Bessie.
