aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was the afternoon of the day before Christmas.
AlexandernounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
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 Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Alexander will be home at three to hang them himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the afternoon of the day before Christmas.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
butlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
ChristmasnounUS /ˈkrɪsməs/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading It was the afternoon of the day before Christmas.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the afternoon of the day before Christmas.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
greensnounUS /ɡriːnz/
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
hangverbUS /hæŋ/
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Mr. Alexander will be home at three to hang them himself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Alexander will be home at three to hang them himself.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mr. Alexander will be home at three to hang them himself.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the afternoon of the day before Christmas.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
lunchedverbUS /lʌntʃt/
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Alexander will be home at three to hang them himself.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
Norah
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From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the afternoon of the day before Christmas.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning, leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the afternoon of the day before Christmas.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Mr. Alexander will be home at three to hang them himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table she spoke to the butler: “Thomas, I am going down to the kitchen now to see Norah.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the afternoon of the day before Christmas.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mr. Alexander will be home at three to hang them himself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In half an hour you are to bring the greens up from the cellar and put them in the library.
