adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That is a very untidy habit, and I can’t allow it at all.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
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 WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
allowverbUS /əˈlaʊ/
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading That is a very untidy habit, and I can’t allow it at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is a very untidy habit, and I can’t allow it at all.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
aren't
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From this reading I haven’t any use at all for little girls who aren’t neat.”
articlenounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəl/
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That is a very untidy habit, and I can’t allow it at all.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
can't
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From this reading That is a very untidy habit, and I can’t allow it at all.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
didn't
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From this reading “I was so harrowed up in my mind last night that I didn’t think about my clothes at all,” said Anne.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
foldnounUS /foʊld/
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I haven’t any use at all for little girls who aren’t neat.”
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I haven’t any use at all for little girls who aren’t neat.”
habitnounUS /ˈhæbət/
an established custom
From this reading That is a very untidy habit, and I can’t allow it at all.
harrowed
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From this reading “I was so harrowed up in my mind last night that I didn’t think about my clothes at all,” said Anne.
haven't
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From this reading I haven’t any use at all for little girls who aren’t neat.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I was so harrowed up in my mind last night that I didn’t think about my clothes at all,” said Anne.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is a very untidy habit, and I can’t allow it at all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is a very untidy habit, and I can’t allow it at all.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I haven’t any use at all for little girls who aren’t neat.”
Marilla
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From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I was so harrowed up in my mind last night that I didn’t think about my clothes at all,” said Anne.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I was so harrowed up in my mind last night that I didn’t think about my clothes at all,” said Anne.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading I haven’t any use at all for little girls who aren’t neat.”
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I was so harrowed up in my mind last night that I didn’t think about my clothes at all,” said Anne.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
stifflyadverbUS /ˈstɪfli/
in a stiff manner
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I was so harrowed up in my mind last night that I didn’t think about my clothes at all,” said Anne.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
untidyadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪdi/
not neat and tidy
From this reading That is a very untidy habit, and I can’t allow it at all.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading I haven’t any use at all for little girls who aren’t neat.”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading That is a very untidy habit, and I can’t allow it at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was so harrowed up in my mind last night that I didn’t think about my clothes at all,” said Anne.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I haven’t any use at all for little girls who aren’t neat.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHEN Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly: “Now, Anne, I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.